Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez

Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
Official oil, 1951
Presidential Designate of Colombia
In office
5 November 1951  13 June 1953
PresidentLaureano Gómez
Preceded byLaureano Gómez
Succeeded byGustavo Rojas Pinilla
Minister of Government
In office
21 July 1951  5 November 1951
PresidentLaureano Gómez
Preceded byDomingo Sarasty
Succeeded byLuis Ignacio Andrade
In office
11 December 1946  14 January 1948
PresidentMariano Ospina Pérez
Preceded byManuel Barrera Parra
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Montalvo
Minister of War
In office
7 August 1950  21 July 1951
PresidentLaureano Gómez
Preceded byRafael Sánchez Amaya
Succeeded byJosé María Bernal
2nd Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
In office
1948–1949
PresidentMariano Ospina Pérez
Preceded byAlfonso López Pumarejo
Succeeded byFernando Londoño y Londoño
Minister of Finance and Public Credit
In office
30 March 1945  9 April 1945
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byGonzalo Restrepo Jaramillo
Succeeded byCarlos Sanz de Santamaría
1st Colombia Ambassador to Argentina
In office
16 January 1940  20 February 1941
PresidentEduardo Santos Montejo
1st Ambassador of Colombia to Peru
In office
28 November 1939  23 December 1939
PresidentAlfonso López Pumarejo
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEduardo Restrepo Sáenz
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 July 1931  10 December 1934
PresidentEnrique Olaya Herrera (1931–1934)
Alfonso López Pumarejo (1934)
Preceded byRaimundo Rivas
Succeeded byEnrique Olaya Herrera
Personal details
Born(1890-06-27)27 June 1890
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Died20 August 1972(1972-08-20) (aged 82)
Bogotá, Colombia
Political partyConservative
SpouseClemencia Holguín y Caro
Alma materUniversity of Deusto
University of Salamanca
National University of Colombia
ProfessionLawyer

Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (27 June 1890 – 20 August 1972) was a Colombian Conservative party politician and lawyer who served as Acting President of Colombia from November 1951 until June 1953, while President Laureano Gómez was absent due to health issues.