Alfredo Deluque

The Honourable
Alfredo Deluque
Deluque in 2023.
Senator of Colombia
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 20, 2022
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
July 20, 2015 – July 20, 2016
Preceded byFabio Amín
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel Pinto
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2022
ConstituencyLa Guajira
Personal details
BornAlfredo Rafael Deluque Zuleta
(1977-02-21) February 21, 1977 (age 49)
Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia
PartyUnion Party for the People (2010-present)
Spouse
Vanessa Spath
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(m. 2016)​
EducationUniversidad Externado de Colombia (LLB)

Alfredo Rafael Deluque Zuleta (born February 21, 1977) is a Colombian lawyer and politician who has served as Senator of Colombia since 2022. A member of the Union Party for the People, Deluque previously served as President of the Chamber of Representatives.

Born in Riohacha, La Guajira, he holds a law degree from Universidad Externado de Colombia. In 2010, he was elected to the Chamber of Representatives, a position he held until 2022. He was elected senator in 2022 and re-elected in 2026.

Early life and career

Alfredo Rafael Deluque Zuleta was born on February 21, 1977, in Riohacha, La Guajira. He completed his secondary education at the Gimnasio Cerromar school in Riohacha.

He later moved to Bogotá, D.C., where he began studying law at the Universidad Externado de Colombia. He graduated as a lawyer in 2000. In 2001, he began a specialization in Telecommunications Law.

Deluque holds a Master's degree in Economic Law with an emphasis on International Law, which he obtained in 2022 while serving as representative for La Guajira in the Chamber of Representatives.

References

  1. ↑ "Alfredo Deluque, el camaleón de La Guajira: los hilos de poder del elegido de De la Espriella para la presidencia del Senado". Cambio. 19 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Bermúdez Rivera, Elena (16 July 2026). "¿Quién es Alfredo Deluque, el senador de la U que suena para presidir el Senado y que cuenta con el respaldo de Abelardo de la Espriella?". El Tiempo. Retrieved 20 July 2026.