Gustavo Petro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gustavo Petro
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 19, 1960(1960-04-19)
Age	64
Country	Colombia
Birth City	Ciénaga de Oro
Horoscope	Aries

Gustavo Petro Biography

Gustavo Petro is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 19, 1960 in Ciénaga de Oro, Colombia. Colombian Politiker, economist and presidential candidate famous for his time as Bogota’s mayor. Bogota. He is well-known for his left-leaning politics as well as for his membership in the militant organization Alianza Democratica M-19. He is also one of the founders of the Progresistas group.

He is well-known for being an opponent of President Uribe’s government, and frequently promoting discussion about the Parapolitics scandal that took place in February 2007.

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo uˈreɣo] ; born April 19, 1960) is a Colombian politician, economist, and presidential candidate who previously served as mayor of Bogotá. A left- wing politician, Petro was a member of the revolutionary group M-19 in the 1980s. The group later evolved into the Alianza Democrática M-19, a political party in which Petro participated as a member of the national congress in the 1990s. Petro served as a senator as a member of the Alternative Democratic Pole party following the 2006 legislative elections with the second largest vote in the country. In 2009, he resigned his position to aspire to the presidency of Colombia in the 2010 Colombian presidential election, finishing fourth in the race.

At a young age (around 17) Petro became a member of the 19th of April Movement (M-19), a Colombian guerrilla organisation movement that emerged in 1974 in opposition to the National Front coalition after allegations of fraud in the 1970 presidential elections.

He was raised and born there in Cienaga de Oro, Colombia.

Gustavo Petro Net Worth

Gustavo Petro is one of the richest Politician from Colombia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gustavo Petro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at his school, Colegio de Hermanos de La Salle which was where he started the student-run newspaper Carta al Pueblo. He was involved in the M-19 gorilla group at the age of age 18 and was later detained for his involvement within the Palace of Justice Siege. His political career began after he received his first election into his position in the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia.

As the mayor of Bogota the city, he was able to implement an agenda of progressive change that included the establishment of the Women’s Secretariat as well as the LGBTI Citizenship Center which helped to establish 49 birth control centers and abortion treatment in situations that were approved under the law of the country.

Petro was born in rural Ciénaga de Oro, in the department of Córdoba, in 1960. His parents were farmers. Seeking a better future, Petro’s family decided to migrate to the more prosperous Colombian inland town of Zipaquirá – just north of Bogotá during the 1970s.

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Who is Gustavo Petro Dating?

According to our records, Gustavo Petro married to Verónica Alcocer García. As of December 1, 2023, Gustavo Petro’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2002, Petro was elected to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia representing Bogotá, this time as a member of the Vía Alterna political movement he founded with former guerrilla colleague Antonio Navarro Wolff and other former M-19 guerrilla members. During this period he was named “Best Congressman”, both by his own Congress colleagues and the press.

Facts & Trivia

Gustavo Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Colombia. Gustavo Petro celebrates birthday on April 19 of every year.

As a member of Vía Alterna, Petro created an electoral coalition with the Frente Social y Político to form the Independent Democratic Pole, which in 2005 fused with the Alternativa Democrática to form the Alternative Democratic Pole, joining a large number of leftist political figures.

How many children does Gustavo Petro have?

They had two children. In 2003, he married Verónica Alcocer and they had two children together and he also adopted Alcocer’s son from another marriage.

Where is Gustavo Petro from?

Ciénaga de Oro, Colombia

Is Gustavo Petro married?

Verónica Alcocer García

What political party is Gustavo Petro?

Colombia Humana

Who is Petro's wife?

Verónica Alcocer García