Background
GÓMEZ, Román was born on October 20, 1879 in Marinilla. Son of Fulgencio Gómez and María J. Gómez Ossa.
GÓMEZ, Román was born on October 20, 1879 in Marinilla. Son of Fulgencio Gómez and María J. Gómez Ossa.
Member of the National Constituent Assembly, 1910. Representative to the National Chamber, 19171918, 1921-1922. National senator, <1923— 1926, 1931-1934.
President of both houses of Congress on numerous occasions.
Second designate to exercise the National Executive Power, 1932. At present (1934) presiding officer of the Council of the State.
Has declined numerous invitations to form part of the Executive Cabinet. Member of the Interparliamentary Economic and Fiscal Commission, 1931.
President of the Departmental Assembly of Antioquia and of the Municipal Council of Marinilla on numerous occasions.
Manager, administrator, and general agent of various companies and industrial enterprises. Member of the Board of Directors of Railways and Tramways. Member and president of various interparliamentary commissions for the study of banking, financial, industrial, and economic problems.
Member of the Directive Boards of various secondary schools.
Married Eugenia Moreno de Gómez. Children: Teresa, Margarita, Fulgencio, Eugenia, Luis Alfonso, Jorge, and Gabriela.