Vera Grabe Loewenherz | |
|---|---|
 Vera Grabe in 2014. | |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office July 20, 1991 – July 20, 1994 | |
| Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 1990–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 Bogotá, DC, Colombia |
| Political party | M-19 Democratic Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Social and Political Front (associated with) |
| Alma mater | University of Valle University of the Andes (Master's) University of Granada (Doctorate) |
| Profession | Anthropologist, Political Scientist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | 19th of April Movement |
| Years of service | (1970-1990) |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | Colombian armed conflict |
Vera Grabe Loewenherz is a Colombian anthropologist, politician, and former member of the Colombian guerrilla M-19, of which she was also a co-founder.
Career
Her parents migrated to Colombia from Germany.[1] After serving with M-19, she rejoined society through a peace accord that permitted rebels to disarm and suffer no retaliation from the Government. She holds a master's degree in history from the University of the Andes and a doctorate in Peace, Conflict and Democracy from the University of Granada, Spain.[1]
Under the banner of the M-19 Democratic Alliance, a political party spin-off of the former armed group, she was elected to Congress, first as Representative of the Chamber, and then as Senator of Colombia. In the Colombian presidential election of 2002 she ran as vice presidential candidate for Luis Eduardo Garzón in the Social and Political Front ticket.[2]
She has worked as a diplomatic attachée on human rights with the Embassy of Colombia in Spain, Director of the NGO Observatorio para la Paz (1998–1999), professor and editor, and peace advocate.[3][4]
The Colombian government appointed her as its head negotiator with the National Liberation Army (ELN) in December 2023.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Vera Grabe es designada como jefe negociadora del Gobierno en la mesa con el ELN". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ "¿Quiénes son los candidatos?". Elecciones en Colombia (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. May 18, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Las personalidades del Plan Decenal de Educación (abril)" (in Spanish). El Observatorio de la Universidad Colombiana. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ↑ "Movilización social para la construcción del Plan Decenal de Educación 2006-2015" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Nacional. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
Bibliography
- Durán, Mauricio García; Loewenherz, Vera Grabe; Hormaza, Otty Patiño (2008). M-19's Journey from Armed Struggle to Democratic Politics: Striving to Keep the Revolution Connected to the People. Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management. ISBN 978-3-927783-87-4. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- Grabe, Vera (2017). La paz como revolución: M-19 (in Spanish). Taller de Edición Rocca. ISBN 978-958-56157-4-8. Retrieved 13 December 2023.