Alejandro Char Chaljub

Alejandro "Álex" Char Chaljub (born 16 April 1966)[1] was the Mayor of Barranquilla,[2] who also has previously served in the same office (2008-2011). A Civil Engineer and a politician with the Radical Change Party, he was councilor of Liberal Party in 1997. Later he ran in 2000 for the Governorship of the Department of Atlántico, but initial ballot results gave victory to his contender Ventura Díaz Mejía. After a lengthy and often criticized process, the Administrative Supreme Court of Colombia reviewed the election results and found Char to be rightful winner of the race and allowed him to serve the remaining period of his term in 2003.[3]

Alejandro Char Chaljub
Alejandro Char on Political Campaign
Mayor of Barranquilla
Assumed office
1 January 2016
Preceded byElsa Noguera
former Mayor of Barranquilla
In office
1 January 2008 – 31 December 2011
Preceded byGuillermo Hoenigsberg Bornacelly
Succeeded byElsa Noguera
57th Governor of Atlántico
In office
21 April 2003 – 1 January 2004
Preceded byVentura Díaz Mejía
Succeeded byCarlos Rodado Noriega
Personal details
Born (1966-04-16) 16 April 1966
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Political partyRadical Change
Spouse(s)Katia Nule Marino (1999–present)
RelationsFuad Char Abdala (father)
Arturo Char Chaljub (brother)
ChildrenAlejandro Char Nule
Mariana Char Nule
Alma materUniversidad del Norte (BSc)
ProfessionCivil engineer
Websitewww.alexcharalcalde.com
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Char and the second or maternal family name is Chaljub.

In 2007 he was elected Mayor or Barranquilla with 221,625 votes equivalent to 58.38% of the total vote,[4] the biggest margin of votes in the Mayoral election history of Barranquilla, and according to an Invamer/Gallup poll, Char had a 75% approval rating in April 2008, the best ranked mayor of Colombia, a statistic that grew to an 80% approval rating at the end of 2008.[5] In 2015 he was reelected for Mayor of Barranquilla beating the only adversary, the ex councilor independent Rafael Sanchez Anillo.

Family

Alejandro comes from a well established and influential, Lebanese Colombian family, he is the son of Fuad Char Abdala, a Liberal former Senator of Colombia and former Minister of Economic Development, and Ambassador of Colombia to Portugal, and his wife Adela Chaljub de Char. His brother, Arturo Char Chaljub was also Senator of Colombia, as is his cousin David Char Navas. His other brother, Antonio Char is actually the president of Junior Barranquilla, the city's foremost soccer team.[6] He married with Katia Nule Marino on August 1999, also of Lebanese descent and a former winner of the Miss Carnival of Barranquilla pageant in 1995. She is the daughter of former Ministry of Mines and Energy and Minister of Communications Guido Alberto Nule Amín, and of Ginger Marino Mendoza, a lawyer and activist.[7] Together they have two children, Alejandro Char Nule and Mariana Char Nule.

Controversies

Alejandro Char has been linked with corruption cases, including the bribing of judges, and the purchase of votes for his personal benefit or the benefit of his political allies.[8] This accusations was formulated for the fugitive former congresswoman Aida Merlano Rebolledo.

References
  1. "Curriculum Vitae of Alejandro Char" (in Spanish). Official Campaign Site of Alejandro Char. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/barranquilla/alejandro-char-nuevo-alcalde-de-barranquilla/16413415
  3. "Alejandro Char, Nuevo Gobernador" [Alejandro Char, New Governor]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 22 April 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. "Boletin Informativo Nº 38" (in Spanish). National Civil Registry of Colombia. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  5. Ardila Arrieta, Laura (7 February 2009). "La buena estrella de Alejandro Char" [The Good Star of Alejandro Char]. El Espectador (in Spanish): 1. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  6. "Reseña Histórica De La C.P.D. Júnior" [Historical Review of the CDP Junior] (in Spanish). Junior Barranquilla. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  7. "Nule Marino & Char Chaljub". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2 September 1999.
  8. "El Intocable". Revista Semana.
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