Who are the senators introducing Bill 339 of 2023 that will decide to reform the health system?

Pursuant to Resolution No. 001 of January 19, 2024, the Seventh Permanent Constitutional Committee of the Senate of the Republic appointed the rapporteurs of Bill No. 339 of 2023 in the House of Representatives,
Accumulated with draft laws No. 340 of 2023 Chamber, draft law No. 341 of 2023
Chamber 2023 and Draft Law No. 344 of 2023 Chamber “hereby
It changes the health system in Colombia.”

Speakers are appointed in accordance with the powers granted by the Rules of Congress and relevant laws, ensuring that different groups are represented in the process.

Who are the appointed speakers and coordinators of the Seventh Permanent Constitutional Committee of the Senate of the Republic?

The appointed speakers are:

To which political parties do these senators belong who will decide the future of Colombia's health system?

• Wilson Arias: A Historical Charter
• Berenice Bedoya: Green Alliance Coalition and Hope Center
• Fabian Diaz: Green Alliance and Hope Center
• Nadia Belil Skaff: Conservative Party
• Martha Peralta Ibio: Historical + Local Charter
• Omar de Jesús Restrepo: Party of the Communes
• Alirio Barrera Rodriguez: Democratic Center Party
• Norma Hurtado Sanchez: U Party
• Miguel Angel Pinto Hernandez: Liberal Party
• Ana Paula Agudelo: MIRA Party
• Lorena Ríos Cuellar: Just free Colombia
• Piedad Cordoba Ruiz: a historical charter

The appointed speakers, including Wilson Arias Castillo, Bernice Bedoya Pérez and Fabian Diaz Plata as speaker coordinators, will have a period of 15 calendar days, beginning February 16, 2024, to submit their presentation report.

What is the background of the three (3) speaker coordinators?

Wilson Arias Castillo

Last job before taking the seat: Senator (2018-2022) for the Polo Democratic Party. As can be seen from the “Video Conference” portal, he was a representative of the Council of Valle del Cauca (2010-2014), and a Councilor of the Municipality of Cali (2008-2009) for the PDA. A trade union leader and political leader throughout his life. From his early teens he became a left-wing activist, and upon entering Sena as an apprentice, he founded the Sena Students Committee and the Sena Study and Research Department. Later, he was elected president of the Youth Workers Union. He was a founding member of the José Cardona Hoyos Political Workshop. President of SINDESENA and member of the Provincial and National Executive Committee of CUT.

He held the position of:

• Labor sector advisor to the Board of Directors of INSAFOR, the Salvadoran Institute for Vocational Training.
• Lecturer at the International Center for Vocational Training Research, CINTERFOR, based in Montevideo, at ILO international seminars on education and workers' committees in Spain.
• He was appointed the sole spokesperson for the peaceful occupation of the CAM administrative tower by workers of municipal companies in Cali – EMCALI (1998), accompanied by significant social mobilization and leading to a municipal council agreement prohibiting the sale or disposal of EMCALI for a century
• Columnist and feature writer for numerous corporate, social and popular magazines and newspapers.
• The establishment of CEPEF allowed Wilson Arias, its co-founder, to have an academic space to discuss and analyze education and to reveal in his journal, educational conferences and congresses the harmful consequences of education. Neoliberal policy, whether in education or as a national productive apparatus.
• He was one of the leaders of the debates in Valle del Cauca, in the presidential campaign of Carlos Gaviria Díaz.

Bernice Bedoya Perez

No prior legislative history. She is an accountant general and was the national president of the political party Alianza Social Independiente – ASI. As a professional he has held the positions of: Hospital Portfolio Manager; Accounting Secretary for the Institute of Sport and Leisure – INDER; And project coordinator for the comprehensive solid waste plan. Triple A Water, Sanitation and Cleaning Director, Antioquia North; Director, Briceño Public Services, Antioquia; And the contractor for the Citizen Participation Area of ​​the Western Regional Oversight Authority for Public Domestic Services.

Edwing Fabian Diaz Plata

Previous position: Chamber Representative (2018-2022) for the Alternative Santander Alliance. Environmental leader in Pedicoista, he was visible in the department's environmental movement. He worked for the Piddequesta Mayor's Office in the Internal Control Office.

Business Manager at Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Certified Expert from Horizontal Property Market, as well as Technical Expert from Sena in Real Estate Market and Sales.

CONSULTORSALUD, as a leading sector information management and health consulting company, will closely follow the development of this legislative reform and will provide detailed updates and analyzes on its impact on the Colombian health sector.

Download Resolution No. 001 dated January 19, 2024 of the Seventh Permanent Constitutional Committee of the Senate of the Republic