Rodolfo Hernández Suárez
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Rodolfo Hernández Suárez | |
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Mayor of Bucaramanga | |
In office 1 January 2016 – 10 September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Luis Francisco Bohórquez |
Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Cárdenas Rey |
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Born | Piedecuesta, Santander, Colombia | 26 March 1945
Education | National University of Colombia |
Rodolfo Hernández Suárez (born 26 March 1945) is a civil engineer, business man and Colombian politician. He was mayor of Bucaramanga from 2016 until his resignation in 2019. He is a candidate in the 2022 Colombian presidential election, and came second in the first presidential round, behind Gustavo Petro. He and Petro will compete towards the second round.[1] He is the owner of the company Constructora HG.[2]
Political positions
Described as a populist and compared to Donald Trump, he is campaigning against the corruption of the traditional political class and emphasizing his image as a successful entrepreneur who can transform Colombia.[3] He supports the decriminalization of abortion.[4]
References
- ^ "El redentor de Bucaramanga". El País (in Spanish). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ de 2022, 20 de Mayo. "Cómo construyó Rodolfo Hernández su fortuna y qué tan grande es". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Así es Rodolfo Hernández, el 'Donald Trump' colombiano que quiere ser presidente". CNN (in Spanish). 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ de 2022, 22 de Mayo. "Twitter, Rodolfo Hernández". Twitter (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
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