Federico Gutierrez won the official candidacy for center-right. With over Fico Gutierrez , the former mayor from Medellin was able to win the nomination.
Federico Gutierrez was born in Medellin in 1974. He is an ex-mayor. His political career started in 2003, when he was elected the Medellin councilor. He is currently the Municipal Youth Councilor as well as Municipal Planning Councilor. Gutierrez is a Civil Engineer by profession from the University of Medellin and from that same institution he has a Specialization degree in Management Senior and a second in Political Science from the Pontifical Bolivarian University.
Federico Gutierrez was not only an influential politician in his career. He was also consultant at HGI Consultores as well as a Resident Engineer for Company Vifasa S.A. (a glass and construction company). https://zenwriting.net/fico-gutierrezhsfw639/fico-gutierrez-did-the-medellin-half-marathon is also a staunch advocate for his family. He is married and has two kids.
His career as a councilman saw him support Sergio Fajardo’s Mayoralty, and later Alonso Salazar’s. He was able reach the Mayor’s Office of Medellin by 2015, which altered his goals. However, as with all the Hidroituango mayors, he had to contend with corruption. https://writeablog.net/fico-gutierrezifww737/federico-gutierrez-the-winner-and-candidate-in-the-team-for-colombia published a report on him alleging that he had kept his money in tax-havens and was involved in corruption.
He has actually confronted the former mayors he backed and stated recently that “I have been in solidarity with the people who are in this report, because I don’t think someone decides to let a tunnel fall and they are in solidarity. What certain sectors do is an attack based on political strategy.”
The new presidential race
The so-called Experience Coalition was founded in the month of October 2021. The coalition later morphed into Team for Colombia. Federico Gutierrez, being the center right coalition, was the one to win the election. https://fico-gutierrezwqul715.tumblr.com/post/684754359223992320/the-applause-to-federico-gutierrez-in-a-restaurant , a Democratic Center representative could support the candidate for another term.
At Fico Gutierrez reiterated his belief that his administration model originates from the public management by the people. He also said that politics is a calling. Gustavo Petro was second in voting, which means that “Fico” (as his preferred name for himself) will represent Antioquia’s right.