Guillermina Bravo Montaño

Guillermina Bravo Montaño (born 27 July 1949) is a Colombian teacher and politician of the Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA) party. Currently she is a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia.[1] She was Deputy of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca from 2008 to 2011.[2]

Guillermina Bravo Montaño
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
Assumed office
20 July 2014 (2014-07-20)
ConstituencyValle del Cauca Department
Member of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca
In office
January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2011
Succeeded byÁlvaro Elías Martínez
Personal details
Born (1949-07-27) 27 July 1949
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Political partyIndependent Movement of Absolute Renovation
Occupationpolitician
ProfessionLicentiate in Social Sciences
Awards
Pro-Joven Award 2008

Ancestral Heritage Golden Palm Award 2008
Afro-descence Excellence Medal 2010
Guachupé of Gold Award 2014
Formal-style Honour Note (2015)

Websitehttp://www.guillerminabravo.com
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bravo and the second or maternal family name is Montaño.

Political career

From 2006 to 2007 she was a member of the leadership of her party, the Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA) party, at the Cali city level.[3] In 2006 she ran for Representative of the Valle del Cauca Department, being less than 1,000 votes away from getting a seat as Representative.[4]

In 2007 she was elected Deputy of the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca.[5] In 2008 she served as the leader of her party at the Valle del Cauca Department level.[6] During her term as Deputy she authored 10 Ordinances related to Social, Educational and Entrepreneurial promotion matters.[1] In 2011 she ran for Governor of the Valle del Cauca Department, coming in fourth place thanks to 80,000 votes.[7][8][9]

In 2014 she ran again for Representative of the Valle del Cauca Department and was elected thanks to 7,194 votes.[10][11] During her term as Representative, she co-authored, along with his parliamentary group, the law commonly known as "Natalia Ponce Law", which increases the sentences related to Acid throwing to up to 50 years of prison.[12][13] She was designated Spokesperson of the Afro-parliamentary group of the Congress of Colombia in 2014.[14] A year later, she was designated Chairwoman of the Afro-parliamentary group.[15][16]

Recognition

In 2008 she received the Pro-Joven Award, which is bestowed by the Municipal Council of Youth of the El Cerrito Municipality upon those leaders who promote positive changes and development to the region.[17] In the same year, she received the Ancestral Heritage Golden Palm Award in the Political Contribution category, bestowed during the Expo-Pacific 2008 Convention. This award is granted based on the contributions of an individual to the Afro-Colombian culture.[18]

In 2010 she received the Afro-descence Excellence Medal from the interim Governor Raymundo Tello, as an acknowledgment of her authorship of Ordinance 299 of 2009, which set guidelines for a public policy to benefit the Afro-Descendant, Palenquero and Raizal communities of the Valle del Cauca Department.[19]

In 2014 she received the Guachupé of Gold Award in the Afro-Colombian leadership category, awarded by the Afro-colombian society of Bogotá D.C., as an acknowledgment of her constant efforts to benefit the Afro-Colombian communities, especially women.[20][21][22]

In 2015 she received a Formal-style Honour Note from the Department Assembly of Valle del Cauca due to her leadership and contributions to the development of the Colombian Pacific region and her social and political career in favor of women.[23]

Personal life

Guillermina Bravo Montaño was born in Cali, Colombia, on 27 July 1949. She graduated in Social Sciences at Santiago de Cali University. She took two specialization courses, one in Cognitive processes and one in Administrative and Political Management.[4][1] She worked as a teacher for over 25 years.[24]

References
  1. Congreso Visible (2014-07-20). "Representante a la Cámara Guillermina Bravo Montaño" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. Primicia Diario (2014-03-31). "Observatorio: Las confidencias de Colombia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  3. Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (2015-09-30). "Foro Rendición de cuentas de los partidos políticos - Movimiento MIRA - Guillermina Bravo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  4. El Tiempo Newspaper website (2011-09-08). "Guillermina Bravo Montaño" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. Afrocolombianos visibles (2014-04-05). "Guillermina Bravo Montaño" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  6. Cámara de Comercio de Cali (2011-09-07). "¿Ya sabe por quién votar?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  7. El País Newspaper (2011-10-03). ""Tenemos que reestructurar la economía del Valle del Cauca": Guillermina Bravo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  8. El Espectador Newspaper (2011-09-28). "La disputa por el Valle" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  9. La Silla Vacía (2014-02-19). "El tarjetón vallecaucano a la Cámara" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  10. Valle Visible - Universidad ICESI (2014-07-20). "Representantes a la Cámara 2014-2018" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  11. Congress of Colombia - Chamber of Representatives website (2014-07-20). "Guillermina Bravo Montaño" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  12. La Vanguardia Newspaper (2015-08-24). "Natalia Ponce pide que proyecto de ley sobre ataques con ácido no sea archivado" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  13. Semana Magazine (2015-08-24). "¿Archivarán el proyecto de ley contra ataques con ácido?" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  14. El Espacio Newspaper (2014-10-29). "Representante por el valle nueva vocera de los afro en el congreso: Guillermina Bravo Montaño" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  15. Congreso Visible (2015-09-30). "Representante Guillermina Bravo, nombrada Presidente de la Bancada Afro del Congreso de la República" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  16. Reporteros Asociados (2015-09-30). "Representante Guillermina Bravo, nombrada Presidente de la Bancada Afro del Congreso de la República" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  17. Valle del Cauca Department Governorship (2008-10-03). "Premian a diputada Guillermina Bravo Montaño Recibió el galardón Premio Pro-Joven 2008" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  18. Valle del Cauca Department Governorship (2008-11-04). "Diputada Gillermina Bravo Montaño gana Premio Herencia Ancestral Palma de Oro" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  19. Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website (2010-06-28). "Diputada Guillermina Bravo es exaltada con la medalla "Excelencia Afrodescendiente"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  20. Congreso Visible (2014-10-10). "Representante Bravo será reconocida por su liderazgo afrocolombiano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  21. Instituto Distrital de las Artes website (2014-09-30). "Encuentro Internacional de Expresión Negra 2014" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  22. XV Expresion Negra International Convention 2014 (2014-10-11). Galardón Honorífico "Guachupe de Oro"entregado a la HR Guillermina Bravo (Youtube website) (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Guillermina Bravo Montaño Youtube channel.
  23. Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation website (2015-03-31). "La Asamblea del Valle condecoró a la Congresista Guillermina Bravo y a Ana Belsú Rodríguez de MIRA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  24. Terra Vote bien - Elecciones 2011 (2011-10-04). "Guillermina Bravo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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