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Rodolfo Hernández Suárez

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Rodolfo Hernández Suárez
Mayor of Bucaramanga
In office
1 January 2016 – 10 September 2019
Preceded byLuis Francisco Bohórquez
Succeeded byJuan Carlos Cárdenas Rey
Personal details
Born (1945-03-26) 26 March 1945 (age 79)
Piedecuesta, Santander, Colombia
EducationNational 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

  1. ^ "El redentor de Bucaramanga". El País (in Spanish). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  2. ^ de 2022, 20 de Mayo. "Cómo construyó Rodolfo Hernández su fortuna y qué tan grande es". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Así es Rodolfo Hernández, el 'Donald Trump' colombiano que quiere ser presidente". CNN (in Spanish). 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  4. ^ de 2022, 22 de Mayo. "Twitter, Rodolfo Hernández". Twitter (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)