Telésforo Pedraza Ortega

Telésforo Pedraza Ortega (24 July 1945 – 17 May 2023) was a Colombian politician, diplomat and lawyer.

Life
Born in Tunja, Boyacá, Pedraza studied law at the Free University of Colombia. A Colombian Conservative Party member, Pedraza served as Councilor of Bogotá, Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the same city on five occasions (2002–2004; 2005–2006; 2009–2010; 2010–2014; 2014–2018), Senator and Secretary of Education of Bogotá. He lost the leadership of the Conservative Party list in Bogotá in the 2018 legislative elections, and lost the re-election.

Pedraza was Ambassador to Netherlands and consul in Romania and Sweden.

Pedraza died in Bogotá on 17 May 2023, at the age of 77.