Emma Claudia Castellanos

Emma Claudia Castellanos
Official portrait, 2018
Senator of Colombia
In office
July 20, 2018 – July 20, 2022
In office
July 20, 2006 – July 20, 2010
In office
December 12, 1991 – July 20, 1994
Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil
In office
October 6, 2004 – May 30, 2005
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe
Preceded byJorge Garavito
Succeeded byMario Galofre Cano
Personal details
BornClaudia Yadira Inés Rodríguez Almanza
(1960-05-04) May 4, 1960
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
PartySocial Party of National Unity (2010-present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
(m. 1985)
Children
  • Johanna Castellanos
  • Lorena Castellanos
  • Manuela Castellanos
  • Sara Castellanos
  • Matías Castellanos
EducationSergio Arboleda University
Alma materLa Gran Colombia University (BL)
Profession
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Emma Claudia Castellanos (née Rodríguez Almanza; born May 4, 1960) is a Colombian lawyer, evangelical pastor and politician who served as a Senator of Colombia from 1991 to 1994, from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2018 to 2022 and as Ambassador of Colombia to Brazil from 2004 to 2005 under President Álvaro Uribe.

Castellanos studied law at La Gran Colombia University and later earned a specialization in Constitutional Law from Sergio Arboleda University. She is a co-founder of the International Charismatic Mission Church, of which she is pastor with her husband. Castellanos has been one of the most prominent Christian leaders in Colombian politics, founding the National Christian Party.