Hernando Molina Araújo

Infobox_Governor
name= Hernando Molina


order=30th
office= Governor of Cesar Department
term_start= January 1, 2004
term_end= May 17, 2007
lieutenant=
predecessor= Rafael Bolaños Guerrero
successor= Cristian Hernando Moreno Panezo
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term_start2 =
term_end2 =
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birth_date= birth date and age|1961|8|28
birth_place= Valledupar, Cesar
spouse= Katica Carvajal
profession= politician
party=
religion=Roman Catholic
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Hernando César Molina Araújo (born August 28, 1961 in Valledupar) is a Colombian politician. Son of Hernando Molina Céspedes and Consuelo Araújo, he studied at the "Colegio Nacional Loperena" in Valledupar and later studied Law in the "Antonio Nariño University", but dropped out. He declares himself a self-taught man. Molina was governor of the Colombian Department of Cesar for the period 2004&ndash2007, a term which he did not complete due to his involvement in the "Parapolitica" scandal. he was called to testify on May 17, 2007 at the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia. [ [http://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/2007-05-17/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3559587.html EL TIEMPO; Suspenden al Gobernador del Cesar mientras se adelanta investigación por vínculos con 'paras'] ]

Family

Hernando Molina is married to Katica Carvajal Riveira and has three children: Diana Carolina, Hernando Enrique, and Andrés David Molina-Carvajal.

Career

* Manager of "Electrocesar", an energy state-owned company
* Valledupar city councilman
* Municipality of Valledupar Finance Secretary
* Colombian consul in Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama
* Temporary Colombian ambassador to Costa Rica
* Vallenato Legend Festival coordinator
* Elected governor of the Cesar Department

Governorship

In 2003 Molina ran for the Cesar Department governorship without contestants after a highly influential AUC paramilitary leader in the region named Jorge 40 allegedly mounted pressure over the other two candidates to make them renounce their candidacies. These raised questions about Molina and his possible involvement with illegal paramilitary groups. [cite web | title = Peso de las Auc en la Costa comenzó a sentirse con mayor fuerza en las pasadas elecciones regionales | publisher = El Tiempo | date = 2006-11-16 | url = http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/2006-11-17/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR-3328919.html ] [cite web | title = El gobernador del Cesar, sindicado de nexos con los ‘paras’, se entrega ante la justicia | publisher = Revista Semana | date = 2007-15-19 | url = http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?idArt=103671 ]

See also

*Consuelo Araújo
*María Consuelo Araújo
*Cesar Department

Notes

References

*cite web | title = Hernando Molina Celebra Triunfo en Familia | publisher = Intervallenato | url = http://www.intervallenato.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=93
* [http://www.elheraldo.com.co/revistas/gente/03-03-15/perfil5.htm ElHeraldo.com - Hernando Molina Araújo, El hijo de la Provincia.]
* [http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?idArt=101020 Un gobernador en la mira] , "Revista Semana".