Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz

Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz
2nd Ambassador of Colombia to Peru
In office
4 April 1940  17 January 1941
PresidentEduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded byRoberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
Succeeded byFrancisco José Chaux Ferrer
Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 Juney 1925  7 August 1926
PresidentPedro Nel Ospina Vázquez
Preceded byJorge Vélez
Succeeded byMarco Fidel Suárez
Colombian Minister of Public Instruction
In office
19 September 1921  11 November 1921
PresidentMarco Fidel Suárez
Preceded byMiguel Abadía Méndez
Succeeded byAlfredo Vásquez Cobo
Governor of Cundinamarca
In office
1 October 1918  30 September 1921
PresidentMarco Fidel Suárez
Preceded byJorge González García
Succeeded byEduardo Briceño Díaz
Personal details
Born(1886-08-05)5 August 1886
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Died17 October 1955(1955-10-17) (aged 69)
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
SpouseElvira del Corral Castellanos (1899-her death)
RelationsJosé Manuel Restrepo Veléz (great grandfather)
ChildrenElvira Restrepo del Corral
Ana Restrepo del Corral
Leonor Restrepo del Corral
Eduardo Restrepo del Corral
María Restrepo del Corral
Alma materOur Lady of the Rosary University (LLB)
National University of Colombia (LLD)
ProfessionLawyer

Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz (5 August 1886 – 17 October 1955) was a Colombian lawyer and historian, he served as the 2nd Colombian Ambassador to Peru as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Public Instruction, and Governor of the Department of Cundinamarca. He was also a founding member and president of the Colombian Academy of History.