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Álvaro Leyva

Politician

Álvaro Leyva is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Alvaro Leyva · Álvaro Leyva · 阿尔瓦罗·莱瓦 · 알바로 레이바				[sources]
Other name	Alvaro Leyva Duran · Alvaro Leyva Durán · Álvaro Leyva Duran · Álvaro Leyva Durán · 알바로 레이바 두란				[sources]
Birth date	1942-08-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Bogotá				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Colombia				[sources]
Citizenship	Colombia				[sources]
First name	Álvaro				[sources]
Last name	Leyva				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q10395812				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia (2022-2024) · Minister of Mining and Energy (Colombia) (1984-1985)				[sources]
Education	Pontifical Xavierian University				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Colombian politician and lawyer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jorge Leyva Durán Politician	sibling	-	-
Jorge Leyva Politician	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia	2022-08-07	2024-05-15

Data sources

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Source data IDs: us-cia-colombia-alvaro-leyva-duran-minister-of-foreign-relations · us-cia-colombia-alvaro-leyva-duran-min-of-foreign-relations

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