Laura Camila Sarabia Torres (born March 20, 1994) is a Colombian political scientist. She formerly served as Chief of Staff to the Colombian president, from which post she was removed on 2 June 2023, She formerly worked as a UTL [clarification needed] for the ex senator Armando Benedetti[1][2][3] also involved in the political scandal. In January 2025 she was appointed Colombia's Foreign Minister.[4] She succeeds Luis Gilberto Murillo.[5]
Career
Sarabia is a graduate of the Nueva Granada Military University in international relations and has a specialization in political,[6] marketing and campaign strategies, she served as strategic chief of the presidential campaign of Gustavo Petro,[7] on July 25 she was appointed to the position of chief of staff from which she was removed on 2 June 2023, following the revelation of evidence allegedly implicating her in illegal phone interceptions.
Sarabia was one of two political allies that were involved in the Petro administration that resigned following the scandal, including Armando Benedetti but later returned.[8]
References
- ^ "La confesión de Laura Sarabia: La mano derecha de Petro destapa su dolor". las2orillas.com. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Petro nombró al director del Dapre y a la jefa del gabinete de la Presidencia: ¿quiénes son?". elpais.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Cronología del escándalo de Armando Benedetti y Laura Sarabia". caracol.com.co. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/new-fm-laura-sarabia-must-reset-colombias-image-with-washington/
- ^ https://colombiaone.com/2025/01/21/colombia-laura-sarabia-foreign-minister/
- ^ Rincón, Santiago (8 August 2022). "La politóloga Laura Sarabia será jefe de gabinete del presidente Gustavo Petro". bluradio.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Jefe de Gabinete". petro.presidencia.gov.co. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Luke (4 June 2023). "Colombian president's allies resign amid illegal wiretapping scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
External links
Media related to Laura Sarabia at Wikimedia Commons
