Former congressman Aurelio Iragorri Hormaza, diagnosed with covid-19 a few days ago, passed away

Aurelio Iragorri Hormaza, father of the former minister and current president of the U Party, Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, died in the last hours as confirmed by sources close to the family.

Iragorri had been diagnosed in recent days with covid-19 and was fighting for his life as confirmed by his own son.

Iragorri Hormaza was a man dedicated to the service of citizenship, from public institutions he carved out a fundamental path for the territorial ordering of the country, he accompanied initiatives in Congress for the benefit of the regions, social justice and equity.

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Civil Engineer by profession, he worked in companies in the electricity sector where he took the step to be appointed Governor of Cauca in 1974 with the endorsement of the Liberal Party, later he reached the House of Representatives in 1978, being its President in 1981. Likewise, he was Deputy for his department between 1984 and 1986, year in which he was elected Senator of the Republic, being president of this corporation in the period 1990 – 1991.

In 2005 he founded, together with former president Juan Manuel Santos, the Social Party of National Unity for which he served as senator of the Republic from 2006 to 2014 when he decided to end his career in the legislature.

The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, wrote on his Twitter account that “I had the honor of meeting Dr. Aurelio Iragorri Hormaza. He was a great citizen, an outstanding public servant and an indelible voice in the Congress of the Republic. We regret his death. Solidarity to all his family. “

Tonight his family, friends and close friends were invited to a Eucharist in homage to his life.