Carlos Gaviria Díaz Politician

Carlos Emilio Gaviria Díaz (born 8 May 1937) is a Colombian lawyer, professor and politician. He served as the 5th Chief Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, where he served as a Magistrate from 1993 to 2001. After retiring from the Court, he went into politics becoming a Senator of Colombia in 2002, and running for President as an Alternative Democratic Pole candidate in the 2006 presidential election, ultimately losing to ex-president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, who was seeking his second term in office.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Gaviria Carlos
Birth date	May 08, 1937
Birth place	Colombia , Sopetrán , Antioquia Department
Nationality	Colombian people
Religion	Agnosticism
Education	Harvard Law School University of Antioquia Doctor of law
Profession	Lawyer