Vera Grabe

Vera Grabe Loewenherz
Vera Grabe Loewenherz
Senator of Colombia
	In office; July 20, 1991 – July 20, 1994
Member of the Colombian Chamber of Representatives
	In office; 1990–1991
Personal details
Born	1951; Bogotá, DC, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	M-19 Democratic Alliance
Other political; affiliations	Social and Political Front (associated with)
Alma mater	University of Valle; University of the Andes (Masters); University of Granada (Doctorate)
Profession	Anthropologist, Political Scientist
Military service
Allegiance	19th of April Movement
Years of service	(1970-1990)
Rank	Commander
Battles/wars	Colombian armed conflict

Vera Grabe Loewenherz is a Colombian anthropologist, politician, and former member of the Colombian guerrilla M-19, of which she was also a co-founder. She successfully rejoined society through a peace accord that permitted rebels to disarm and suffer no retaliation from the Government.

Under the banner of the M-19 Democratic Alliance, a political party spin-off of the former armed group, she was elected to Congress, first as Representative of the Chamber, and then as Senator of Colombia. In the Colombian presidential election of 2002 she ran as Vice Presidential candidate for Luis Eduardo Garzón in the Social and Political Front ticket.[1]

She has worked as a diplomatic attachée on human rights with the Embassy of Colombia in Spain, Director of the NGO Observatorio para la Paz (1998–1999), professor and editor, and peace advocate.[2][3]

References

"¿Quiénes son los candidatos?". Elecciones en Colombia (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. May 18, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
"Las personalidades del Plan Decenal de Educación (abril)" (in Spanish). El Observatorio de la Universidad Colombiana. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
"Movilización social para la construcción del Plan Decenal de Educación 2006-2015" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Nacional. Retrieved 2009-05-25.

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[1] "¿Quiénes son los candidatos?". Elecciones en Colombia (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. May 18, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2009.

[2] "Las personalidades del Plan Decenal de Educación (abril)" (in Spanish). El Observatorio de la Universidad Colombiana. Retrieved 2009-05-25.

[3] "Movilización social para la construcción del Plan Decenal de Educación 2006-2015" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Nacional. Retrieved 2009-05-25.