Gustavo Balcázar Monzón (born 10 August 1927) is a Colombian lawyer and retired politician. A member of the

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, he served as Member of both the

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and the

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, presiding over both chambers of

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. He also served in the administrations of President

Guillermo León Valencia Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz (27 April 1909 – 4 November 1971) was a Colombian politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as the 21st President of Colombia from 1962 to 1966. Personal life Valencia was born in Popayán, Cauca on April 2 ...

as the 48th Governor of Valle del Cauca, and as the 16th

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, and in the administration of President

Julio César Turbay Ayala Julio César Turbay Ayala (18 June 1916 – 13 September 2005) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He also held the positions of Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United S ...

as the 18th

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, and Non-Resident Ambassador to Algeria.

Personal life

He was born on 10 August 1927 in Santiago de Cali, to Ricardo Balcázar and Leonor Monzón and married Bolivia Ramos, with whom he had two daughters, María Isabel and Iliana. Already divorced, he remarried to

Nydia Quintero Turbay Nydia Quintero Turbay (born 28 August 1932) is the ex-wife of the 25th president of Colombia, Julio César Turbay Ayala, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1978 to 1982 when they were still married. She is the founder and former presi ...

, former First Lady of Colombia, in a

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in 1984. He received his primary and secondary education at Berchmans School in Cali. He later traveled to Bogotá to pursue his university studies in Law and Economics at the

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, obtaining his degree in 1950 with the thesis ''The city, urban planning and the valorization tax''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balcazar Monzon, Gustavo 1927 births Living people People from Cali Colombian Liberal Party politicians Turbay family Pontificia Universidad Javeriana alumni 20th-century Colombian lawyers Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Members of the Senate of Colombia Presidents of the Senate of Colombia Ministers of agriculture of Columbia Ambassadors of Colombia to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Colombia to Algeria Presidential Designates of Colombia