Freddy Padilla de León Politician
General Freddy José Padilla de León (born 10 October 1948) is a retired General of the Army of Colombia and currently serves as Ambassador of Colombia to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Vienna. Prior to this diplomatic post General Padilla served as the General Commander of the Armed Forces of Colombia from 2006 to 2010, and as such assumed the Ministry of National Defence ad interim in 2009.
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| military command | 12th Battalion of Engineers Colombian Army Chief of Operations (a.i.) Colombian Army Chief of Staff Director of the Colombian Army School of Engineers General Commander of the Armed Forces of Colombia General Inspector of the Armed Forces |
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| office | Colombian Minister of National Defence |
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| service end | 2010 |
| service start | 1966 |
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