Honorio Henríquez
Vice President of the Senate
In office
July 20, 2022 – July 20, 2023
Serving with Miguel Ángel Pinto
PresidentRoy Barreras
Preceded byIván Name[1]
Succeeded byDidier Lobo Chinchilla
Senator of Colombia
Assumed office
July 20, 2014
Personal details
Born
Honorio Miguel Henríquez Pinedo

(1971-07-24) July 24, 1971
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Political partyDemocratic Center
EducationUniversity of La Sabana
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Honorio Miguel Henríquez Pinedo (born July 24, 1971) is a Colombian politician, lawyer and public official. He is a Senator of Colombia since 2014.[2]

Biography

Honorio Henríquez was born in Santa Marta. He studied law at Universidad de la Sabana with a specialization in Public opinion and Political marketing at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He also studied National Security and Defense. In his career in the public sector he has held important positions such as National Director of the Escuela Superior de Administración Pública – ESAP (2006–2012), Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, Vice Minister of Justice (E), Governor (E) of Córdoba, Advisor to the Minister of the Interior with functions of Private Secretary, among others.[3]

Political career

As Senator of the Republic, for the Democratic Center, President and Vice President of Commission VII, he has led, together with former president and Senator Álvaro Uribe, important bills that seek to provide reinforced stability to pre-pensioners, the anti-waste initiative to eliminate hunger in Colombia, the pension for all Colombians, labor formalization for community mothers, among others.[4]

He is the promulgator of Law 1797 of July 13, 2016 that gives financial relief to hospitals in Colombia and encourages an increase in the number of specialists and co-author of 1809 of September 29, 2016 that allows using severance payments to prepay for higher education for children.

References

  1. ↑ Colomna Sánchez, Isabel (July 20, 2021). "Elegida nueva Mesa Directiva del Senado de la República". senado.gov.co. Retrieved July 20, 2023. Presidente del Senado; Juan Diego Gómez Jiménez, Primera Vicepresidenta; Maritza Martinez Aristizábal, Segundo Vicepresidente; Iván Leónidas Name Vásquez.
  2. ↑ "Senador samario Honorio Henríquez, nuevo 1er Vicepresidente del Senado". lagrannoticia.com. 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  3. ↑ Semana (2018-02-09). "Relevos en tres curules en el Congreso por decisión del Consejo de Estado". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Lucha contra corrupción y protección a salud, banderas del primer Vicepresidente Honorio Henríquez". senado.gov.co. 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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