Carlos Arango Vélez
Carlos Arango Vélez | |
|---|---|
Mayor of Bogotá | |
| In office October 1935 - March 1936 | |
| Appointed by | Alfonso López Pumarejo |
| President | Pedro Nel Ospina Vásquez |
| Preceded by | Jorge Merchán |
| Succeeded by | Francisco José Arévalo |
94th Minister of War and Navy of Colombia | |
| In office July 28, 1931 - November 27, 1931 | |
| President | Enrique Olaya Herrera |
| Preceded by | Carlos Adolfo Urueta |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Araújo Gaviria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1897 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | October 12, 1974 (aged 77) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Resting place | Central Cemetery of Bogotá, Bogotá |
| Political party | Colombian Liberal Party National Leftist Revolutionary Union |
| Spouse | María Vega Jaramillo |
| Parent(s) | Carmelo Arango Martínez Cristina Vélez Racero |
| Relatives | María Cristina María Isabel María Elvira Arango Vega |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
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Carlos Arango Vélez (Bogotá, February 13, 1897 – ibidem, October 12, 1974), was a Colombian Jurist and Liberal Party Politician.
He held several public offices like the Mayor of Bogotá (1935–1936), Minister of War (1931), and Parliamentarian, where he stood out as a skilled orator. He was defeated by Alfonso López Pumarejo in his 1942 run for President of Colombia. Following his loss, he became increasingly close to the progressive sector of conservatism.
He was father-in-law to Colombian president Misael Pastrana Borrero, as one of his daughters married the conservative politician.