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Álvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia on July 4th, 1952.

He is married to Lina Uribe. They have two sons: Tomás and Jerónimo.

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Alvaro Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the Simon Bolivar fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

During his last two years of High School, with his excellent academic record, he was exempted from final examinations, and as an honor student he was granted scholarships for the greater part of his university career.

Álvaro Uribe went into public service at a very young age.

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Office of the Public Works Department of Medellín.

From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head