Manuel Antonio Virgüez
Manuel Antonio Virgüez Piraquive | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2006 – 20 June 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1969 Colombian conflict (1964–present) |
Manuel Antonio Virgüez Piraquive (born 10 May 1969) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as
Career
Virgüez attended Rafael Núñez University in Cartagena, where he graduated in
He joined the Colombian Navy where he served as a non-commissioned naval diver for 18 years.
Virgüez was
Virgüez was re-elected in the 2010 parliamentary elections, as the second-in-line of the closed-electoral list of the MIRA party, headed by Senator Moreno. The party received 324,109 votes in the parliamentary elections, which earned them three seats in the Senate, Virgüez taking one of these.[4]
Political positions
Virgüez has been a strong supported of the military, and has presented several bills related to the military service and the social and economic order.[3]
References
- ^ Senado de la República de Colombia. "Congreso de la República de Colombia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Senadores Periodo Constitucional 2006 - 2010" (in Spanish). 21 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Manuel Virgüez Senador de la República". July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Colombia, National Electoral Council. "Votación Candidatos Senado" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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