Erasmo Zuleta
{{Short description|Colombian politician (born 1989)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Zuleta|Bechara|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Erasmo Zuleta
|image = ErasmoZuleta_Bechara.jpg
|order =
|office = 47th Governor of Córdoba
|term_start = 1 January 2024
|term_end =
|predecessor = Orlando Benítez
|successor =
|office1 = Member of the Chamber of Representatives
|term_start1 = 20 July 2018
|term_end1 = 20 July 2022
|constituency1= Córdoba
|birth_name = Erasmo Elías Zuleta Bechara
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = Monteria, Córdoba, Colombia
|nationality = Colombian
|party = Union Party for the People (2013-present)
|spouse = Valeria Vega
|residence =
|relatives = Elías Bechara Zainúm (grandfather)
|alma_mater = Sinú University
(BBA)
University of Quebec
|occupation = Politician
|profession = Businessman
|religion =
|signature =
|website =
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Erasmo Elías Zuleta Bechara (born 16 November 1989) is a Colombian politician and business administrator, from 2018 to 2022 he served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives representing the department of Córdoba, serving on the Third Commission of the Chamber. He would later be elected as Governor of Córdoba{{Cite web|url=https://www.pares.com.co/post/erasmo-zuleta-bechara-nuevo-gobernador-de-c%C3%B3rdoba-hugo-kerguelen-nuevo-alcalde-de-monter%C3%ADa|title=Erasmo Zuleta Bechara, nuevo gobernador de Córdoba; Hugo Kerguelen, nuevo alcalde de Montería|access-date=November 2, 2023|date=November 1, 2023|website=pares.com.co}} during the 2023 Córdoba regional election through his Córdoba First movement, receiving political support from the Union Party for the People,{{Cite news|url=https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2023/09/12/partidos-que-lo-avalaron-a-erasmo-zuleta-para-la-gobernacion-de-cordoba-niegan-que-este-inhabilitado/|title=Partidos que lo avalaron a Erasmo Zuleta para la Gobernación de Córdoba niegan que esté inhabilitado|access-date=November 17, 2023|date=September 12, 2023|last=Villamil|first=Mauricio|newspaper=infobae.com}} and the Liberal party.{{Cite news|url=https://caracol.com.co/2023/07/20/partido-liberal-oficializa-su-respaldo-a-erasmo-zuleta-a-la-gobernacion-de-cordoba/|title=Partido Liberal oficializa su respaldo a Erasmo Zuleta a la Gobernación de Córdoba|access-date=August 23, 2023|date=July 20, 2023|last=Castro Pineda|first=Juan Guillermo|newspaper=caracol.com.co}}
He is a business administrator from the University of Sinú and has a master's degree in Organization Management from the same university in agreement with the EAN University and the University of Quebec, Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.semana.com/confidenciales/articulo/erasmo-zuleta-inscribio-su-candidatura-a-la-gobernacion-de-cordoba-con-el-respaldo-de-varios-partidos-politicos/202317/|title=Erasmo Zuleta inscribió su candidatura a la Gobernación de Córdoba con el respaldo de varios partidos políticos|access-date=August 23, 2023|date=July 27, 2023|website=semana.com}}
Governor of Córdoba (2024-present)
On Friday, November 1, 2023, as Elected-Governor Erasmo, along with his wife Valeria, held a meeting with Governor Orlando Benítez and his wife, First Lady Marta Ruiz, at the Naim Palace. Where they discussed generalities about Córdoba and some of the parts of the transition process between Zuleta and Benitez.{{Cite web|url=https://canalmonteria.com.co/noticias/gobernador-electo-erasmo-zuleta-se-reunio-con-el-gobernador-orlando-benitez/|title=Gobernador electo, Erasmo Zuleta se reunió con el gobernador Orlando Benítez|access-date=November 17, 2023|date=November 1, 2023|website=canalmonteria.com.co}}{{Cite web|url=https://larazon.co/cordoba/debemos-lograr-la-transformacion-economica-de-cordoba-para-que-redunde-en-lo-social-gobernador-electo/|title="Debemos lograr la transformación económica de Córdoba para que redunde en lo social": gobernador electo|access-date=November 17, 2023|date=November 1, 2023|website=larazon.co}}
On Monday, November 13, 2023, Zuleta received from the National Electoral Council and the National Civil Registry,{{Cite web|url=https://caracol.com.co/2023/11/13/erasmo-zuleta-recibio-su-credencial-como-gobernador-electo-de-cordoba/|title=Erasmo Zuleta recibió su credencial como Gobernador Electo de Córdoba|access-date=November 17, 2023|date=November 13, 2023|website=caracol.com.co}} the credential that accredited his election as Governor of Córdoba.{{Cite web|url=https://www.semana.com/confidenciales/articulo/erasmo-zuleta-recibio-la-credencial-que-lo-acredita-como-gobernador-del-departamento-de-cordoba/202337/|title=Erasmo Zuleta recibió la credencial que lo acredita como Gobernador del departamento de Córdoba|access-date=November 17, 2023|date=November 14, 2023|website=semana.com}} On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Zuleta held a meeting with the Minister of Housing Catalina Velasco, accompanied by Mauren Jabib and Camilo Mejía, where the government agreed to co-finance the housing improvement plan from which 5,000 families will benefit in the first stage.{{Cite web|url=https://rionoticias.co/gobernador-electo-erasmo-zuleta-le-madruga-a-gestion-de-vivienda-agua-potable-y-deporte/|title=Gobernador electo Erasmo Zuleta le madruga a gestión de vivienda, agua potable y deporte|access-date=December 9, 2023|date=December 8, 2023|website=rionoticias.co}}
On Tuesday, February 10, 2024, Zuleta after his visit to the property where a new headquarters of the University of Córdoba will be built for the municipalities of Valencia and Tierralta, this in order to establish the regionalization of higher education in Córdoba.{{Cite news|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/cordoba/anuncian-sede-universitaria-multicampus-para-el-alto-sinu-cordobes-1072143|title=Confirman sede universitaria en el Alto Sinú cordobés|access-date=February 20, 2024|date=February 20, 2024|last=Bustamante|first=María Victoria|newspaper=elheraldo.co}}{{Cite web|url=https://larazon.co/cordoba/disenos-de-la-sede-de-unicordoba-en-el-alto-sinu-deben-estar-listos-en-el-primer-semestre-del-2024/|title=Diseños de la sede de Unicórdoba en el Alto Sinú deben estar listos en el primer semestre del 2024|access-date=February 20, 2024|date=November 23, 2023|website=larazon.co}}
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Category:Politicians from Córdoba
Category:People from Córdoba Department
Category:21st-century Colombian politicians
Category:Université du Québec à Montréal alumni
Category:Colombian Liberal Party politicians
Category:Social Party of National Unity politicians
Category:Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia