León Mario Bedoya

León Mario Bedoya López (Itagüí, April 28, 1973) is a Colombian lawyer, business administrator and politician.

Biography León Mario Bedoya is a lawyer and business administrator with a master's degree in Public Administration, Territorial Planning, and Population Dynamics from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. As a politician and public servant, he served as president of the Association of Municipalities of the Aburrá Valley, secretary of government, acting mayor, councilman, and president of the Council in Itagüí, as well as representative of councilors on the Metropolitan Area Board.

He ran for mayor of the municipality of Itagüí and participated in the 2015 regional elections in Colombia, where he ultimately won with 50.10% of the vote, equivalent to 57,510 votes. At that time, Bedoya López was affiliated with the Colombian Conservative Party. The creation of child development centers (CDI) focused on minors and adolescents helped resolve conflicts and social problems in these communities. Finally, he obtained an 83.06% approval rating during his term as mayor and ended with 95% compliance with his development plan.

In December 2016, Bedoya and several councilors were acquitted of their duties as administrators and officials of Itagüí. They were accused at the time of benefiting and enriching members of the National Police in the performance of their duties against organized crime, which would lead to financial loss. Finally, the Colombian Council of State ruled in favor of Bedoya and the other councilors, arguing that there was no evidence of alleged incentives. On December 11, 2019, he was recognized as the country's best leader in road safety issues. He was also selected as one of the three best mayors in Colombia in issues related to overcoming poverty. The government agency noted at the time that there were irregularities in the hiring of Claudia Jimena Echavarría, head of internal control at the hospital, due to her possible lack of experience for the position in question. Silvia Patricia Quintero Franco, who at that time was the municipal secretary of housing and habitat and responsible for the approval for the execution of the transfer, was also investigated.