Álvaro Araújo Castro

Álvaro Araújo Castro
Senator of Colombia
In office
17 February 2005  7 May 2007
In office
20 July 2002  17 August 2004
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office
20 July 1994  20 July 2001
ConstituencyCesar Department
Personal details
Born (1967-11-07) 7 November 1967
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Political partyTeam Colombia
Other political
affiliations
Somos Región Colombia
Alternative for Social Advance
Liberal
RelationsMaría Consuelo Araújo Castro (sister)
Consuelo Araújo Noguera (aunt)
Hernando Molina Araújo (cousin)
Alma materUniversidad Externado de Colombia
ProfessionEconomist

Álvaro Araújo Castro (born 7 November 1967) is a Colombian economist and former actor and Senator of Colombia. A Liberal politician, leader of the ALAS-Team Colombia political movement, and founder of Alternative for Social Advance (ALAS); he was arrested and jailed in 2007 for participating in parapolitics. Prior to serving in the Senate, he was also a Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia from 1994 to 2001.