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For other uses, see Fajardo (surname).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fajardo and the second or maternal family name is Valderrama.

Sergio Fajardo
Governor of Antioquia
In office
1 January 2012 – 1 January 2016
Preceded byLuis Alfredo Ramos
Succeeded byLuis Pérez Gutiérrez
Mayor of Medellín
In office
1 January 2004 – 1 January 2008
Preceded byLuis Pérez Gutiérrez
Succeeded byAlonso Salazar Jaramillo
Personal details
Born
Sergio Fajardo Valderrama

(1956-06-19) 19 June 1956 (age 68)
Medellín, Colombia
Political partyCompromiso Ciudadano
Other political
affiliations		Green Alliance (2010–2015)
Hope Center Coalition
Parent
Alma materUniversity of the Andes
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Sergio Fajardo Valderrama (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo faˈxaɾðo βaldeˈrama]; born 19 June 1956) is a Colombian politician and mathematician. Fajardo served as the governor of Antioquia from 2012 to 2016.[1] He first entered politics in 2003 when he was elected Mayor of Medellin, the second-largest city in Colombia and the capital of Antioquia.[2] He was the mayor of Medellin from 2003 to 2007. Fajardo was the vice presidential nominee of Antanas Mockus in 2010, finishing in second place after losing the runoff against Juan Manuel Santos and Angelino Garzon. Fajardo brands himself as a pragmatic politician with no particular ideology, with political analysts and media outlets in Colombia labelling him as a centrist politician not tied to the traditional parties in Colombia.[3]

In July 2017, Fajardo announced his campaign to run for president in the upcoming elections in 2018.[4] During the 2018 Colombian presidential election, Fajardo finished third in the first round. In March 2022, Fajardo announced that he would begin his presidential campaign for the upcoming 2022 Colombian presidential election.[5] He finished fourth in the first round.

Early life and education

Fajardo was born and raised in Medellín, Colombia. His father is Raúl Fajardo Moreno,[6] an architect who designed the Coltejer Building. He graduated high school from the Colegio Benedictino and then moved to Bogotá to receive an undergraduate and a graduate degree (M.Sc.) in mathematics from the Universidad de los Andes. Fajardo later went to the United States for his doctorate degree, and earned a Ph.D. in mathematics with a minor in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[7]

Career

Fajardo with Antanas Mockus.

Before entering politics at age 40, Fajardo taught mathematical logic at the University of the Andes and the National University of Colombia, while also taking part of organizations such as the National Council for Sciences and the Peace Commission in Antioquia.

In 2003, Fajardo was elected as the first independent mayor of Medellín. During his four-year administration, he led a significant transformation of the city, for which he was named best mayor of Colombia in 2007 and has also received other national and international awards.

In 2010, Fajardo was vice presidential candidate with the also independent politician and mathematician Antanas Mockus. From 2012 to 2015, he was elected governor of the state of Antioquia. During his administration, Antioquia experienced the best national performance in open government, transparency,[8] and investment of oil royalties according to the National Planning Department and the Anti corruption Office of Colombia.[9] He was named the best governor of the country in 2015 by the organization Colombia Líder.[10]

Fajardo launched his independent presidential candidacy in 2018, which was supported by the Coalición Colombia, made up of the Green Party, the Polo Democrático and his movement, Compromiso Ciudadano.[11] In the first round of elections, Fajardo obtained more than 4.6 million votes, only 1.5% away from passing to the second round.[12]

Currently, Fajardo is professor at the School of Government and Public Transformation of the Instituto Tecnológico of Monterrey in Mexico and of the School of Political Formation of Compromiso Ciudadano in Colombia. A member of the Inter-American Dialogue, Fajardo intends to represent a Third Way inspired by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to overcome the traditional divide on the left–right political spectrum. The Colombian Communist Party accused Fajardo of trying to perpetuate the Colombian neoliberal system under the guise of moderation and pragmatism.[13]

Personal life

Fajardo is father to Mariana and Alejandro Fajardo Arboleda.

Publications

  • Fajardo, S., Keisler, H.J. (2002), Model Theory of Stochastic Processes. Lecture Notes in Logic. Association for Symbolic Logic. A.K.Peters, Natick, MA. ISBN 1-56881-172-1.
  • Fajardo, S. (2007), Medellín del miedo a la esperanza. Alcaldía de Medellín.
  • Fajardo, S. (2017), El poder de la decencia. Editorial Planeta.

References

  1. ^ Administrator (31 December 2011). "SERGIO FAJARDO V." Gobernacion de Antioquia. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2012.(Spanish)
  2. ^ Romero, Simon (15 July 2006). "'Medellín's Nonconformist Mayor Turns Blight to Beauty'". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Colombia sin Uribe | Opinión". El País. 28 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Former Medellin mayor announces run for Colombia's 2018 presidency without anti-corruption allies". 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ @sergio_fajardo (13 March 2022). "¡Gracias a todas aquellas personas que nos acompañaron en esta etapa! Esta carrera apenas comienza y va estar buena. ¡Mañana arranca la campaña presidencial y vamos con toda" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ S.A.S, Editorial La República. "Falleció el arquitecto y empresario Raúl Fajardo, padre del gobernador". Diario La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Sergio Fajardo | Marron Institute". marroninstitute.nyu.edu. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Indice de Gobierno Abierto". Oficina Anticorrupción Colombia. Government of Colombia. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Antioquia líder en regalías". El Colombianos. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Mejores gobernadores y alcaldes 2015". Colombia Lider. Colombia Lider. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Colombian academic seeks to heal divided nation". Reuters. Reuters. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Duque escurres first round victory". The City Paper Bogota. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "El reencauche de la Tercera Vía". Semanario Voz. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Luis Pérez Gutiérrez
 Mayor of Medellín
2004–2008 		Succeeded by
Alonso Salazar Jaramillo
Preceded by Governor of Antioquia
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Luis Perez
Party political offices
First Green Party nominee for Vice President of Colombia
2010 		Succeeded by
Isabel Segovia
Preceded by Independent Social Alliance nominee for President of Colombia
2022 		Most recent
New alliance Hope Center nominee for President of Colombia
2022
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