Laureano Gomez

Laureano Gomez   (politician)
Born	Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro 1889-02-20 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Died	1965-07-13 (Age 76) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Alma mater	National University of Colombia
Religion	Roman Catholic
Children	• Cecilia Gómez Hurtado • Rafael Gómez Hurtado • Álvaro Gómez Hurtado • Enrique Gómez Hurtado
Spouse	María Hurtado Cajiao
Party	Conservative
President of Colombia, two of whose sons, Álvaro Gómez Hurtado and Enrique Gomez-Hurtado both were repeat visitors to Le Cercle.  President of Colombia  In office 7 August 1950 - 5 November 1951 Succeeded by Laureano Gomez, Iván Duque Márquez, Andrés Pastrana, Gustavo Petro, Juan Manuel Santos, César Gaviria Trujillo, Álvaro Uribe, Virgilio Barco Vargas"strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.  Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia In office 21 March 1948 - 10 April 1948 Succeeded by "strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.  Minister of Public Works of Colombia In office 8 June 1925 - 7 August 1926 Succeeded by "strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.

Career

Gómez believed that strong executive power was essential for social order. In his view, governments should be run by highly educated elites who supposedly knew what was best for everyone. Although he was not the only Colombian politician who claimed that majoritarian democracy had destabilizing effects, he was one of the most strident critics of mass politics

Family connections

Two of his sons, Álvaro Gómez Hurtado and Enrique Gomez-Hurtado went on to visit Le Cercle on multiple occasions.

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