Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo

Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo (15 October 1903 — 10 April 1985) was a Colombian industrialist, newspaper publisher, and politician. In 1949 Lloreda, along with his brothers Mario and Alfredo, founded the newspaper El País, which continues in print today. He was director of the newspaper for 25 years.

Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo
Colombia Ambassador to Spain
In office 7 February 1974 – January 1975
President	Alfonso López Michelsen
Preceded by	Carlos Augusto Noriega
Succeeded by	Belisario Betancur Cuartas
Member of the Senate of Colombia
In office 1966–1970
Member of the National Constituent Assembly of Colombia
In office 1954–1957
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office 1951–1954
Constituency	Valle del Cauca Department
Mayor of Cali
In office August 1946 – January 1948
Preceded by	Guillermo A Lemus Guzmán
Succeeded by	José Castro Borrero
Personal details
Born	(1903-10-15)15 October 1903 Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Died	10 April 1985(1985-04-10) (aged 81) Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Mercedes Caicedo Ortiz (c 1938-1985; his death)
Children	Elvira Lloreda Caicedo Álvaro José Lloreda Caicedo Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lloreda and the second or maternal family name is Caicedo.

A Conservative party politician, he was elected as Mayor of his hometown of Santiago de Cali. Next he was elected to the Congress of Colombia, serving in both the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate. ^{[citation needed]}

In 1974, he was appointed Ambassador of Colombia to Spain.^[1][2][3]

Personal life

He married Mercedes Caicedo de Lloreda of Costa Rica. They had three children together: Elvira, Álvaro Jose and Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo. His younger son followed him into the newspaper business and politics.

Legacy and honors

• In 1985 after Lloreda's death, the city of Santiago de Cali issued a decree in his honor for his many contributions to the community.^[2]