He is a man of the generation of May '68. Influenced by Jean Francois Lyotard, one of the new French philosophers, father of postmodernism. However, Mockus moves between two opposites: Lyotard and Habermans, the father of communicative action. May 68 took him in the French Lycée Louis Pasteur, fifth high school as a student of philosophy professor Jon Landaburu, an anthropologist who specializes in indigenous languages had much impact in their students.
He was a student of five in all, a course that were part of Maite Fadul, an economist and an official of the Peñalosa administration; El'Gazi Leila, soundman (cinema), Gustavo Zalamea, painter, and Santiago Pombo, manager of Third World Editors. Of Lithuanian descent, on March 25 turned 48 years. His father was an architect Alfonsas who fell in love Nijole Sivic in Germany when fleeing wars in Lithuania. His mother, a sculptor, has been a linchpin in his life.
Antanas had no problem getting married under the tent of a circus elephant-back with his second wife, Adriana Cordoba. Of personality emphasizes the intelligence and a certain air messianic Mockus matches its name, which means Moses.
He jumped into public life the day he dropped his pants in the auditorium of the UN in response to an act of sabotage that had taken the turn of major proportions. He succeeded in overcoming the violent attempt by the eccentric method. An amateur filmed their attributes into the air and the immortalized TV for the whole country. It took the post of rector, but was felt first in the political arena. Gustavo Petro, M-19, threw him to the mayor of Bogota.
He came to the mayor of Bogota after a short campaign against Enrique Penalosa, which spent only a few million. He swept his opponent with nearly 500,000 votes to 230,000. He led the academy to the public sector and put together a team that took part, amongst others, Alicia Eugenia Silva (Secretary of Government), very close to him of old data; Carmenza Zaldia (Treasury secretary), Paul Bromberg, Raul Barragan, Fabio Chaparro (BSE), Luis Fernando Ramirez (Community Action). Supporters and detractors recognize the changing relationship with the political class and sanitation district finances. His basic approach was to organize and seek resources finances before embarking on construction. He took unpopular measures like the gasoline surcharge and charges for recovery, and received a good response from taxpayers. Receipts increased by more than 50%. Sold Power Company in a process carried out by Paulo Orozco, without a strike. With the law carrot managed to reduce homicide rates by 40%. And he forbade the powder, with good results. With the campaign for voluntary water saving has once again test their skills as a communicator, successfully.
It is now Green Party presidential candidate in Colombia, after seeing the election as won prcandidato presidencail on March 14, day of the election of the senate and chamber of representatives in the country.
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http://antanasmockuspresidente.blogspot.com/
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYl5si4iE6g
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