14 Facts About Antanas Mockus

Antanas Mockus has a master's degree in philosophy from the National University of Colombia, and a Honoris Causa PhD from the University of Paris.

Antanas Mockus left office as the president of the National University of Colombia in Bogota in 1993, and later that year ran a successful campaign for mayor.

On 4 April 2010, Antanas Mockus chose Sergio Fajardo, former mayor of Medellin, as his vice-presidential running mate.

Antanas Mockus resigned from the Green Party in June 2011 because he opposed its Bogota mayoral candidate being supported by former right-wing President Alvaro Uribe.

Antanas Mockus became Senator of the Republic of Colombia in July 2018, after being the second candidate with the most votes in the legislative elections held on March 11,2018.

Antanas Mockus is the president of the Corporacion Visionarios por Colombia, center of thought and non-profit action that investigates, advises, designs and implements actions to achieve voluntary changes in collective behavior.

Antanas Mockus holds a 1972 Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France and a 1988 Master of Arts degree in philosophy from the National University of Colombia.

Antanas Mockus has been a professor and researcher at the university since 1975 and has served as its vice president and president.

Antanas Mockus put in place one "Night Without Men", on which the city's men were asked to stay home for an evening to look after the house and the children while the women went out.

In 2003, Antanas Mockus stepped down as mayor, to be replaced by Luis Eduardo Garzon, and took a year's sabbatical, traveling and speaking around the world.

Antanas Mockus planned to return to teaching at National University of Colombia the following year, although he said he was "considering the possibility of launching a presidential campaign".

In between his two terms as mayor, Antanas Mockus ran an unsuccessful 1998 bid for the presidency, first in his own name and later as Noemi Sanin Posada's running mate.

Antanas Mockus ran in the 2006 presidential election as a member of the Indigenous Social Alliance Movement.

On 4 April 2010, Antanas Mockus chose Medellin's former mayor Sergio Fajardo as his running mate, unifying two groups at the center of the political spectrum.