Álvaro Colom Caballeros (born 15 June 1951) is a Guatemalan politician. He is a member of the centre left National Union of Hope (UNE). June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... In politics, the centre left of the political spectrum roughly comprises European social democrats, progressive liberals and moderate greens. ... The National Union of Hope (Spanish:Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza) is a political party in Guatemala. ...

Colom was born in Guatemala City. After gaining a degree as an industrial engineer at the University of San Carlos (USAC) he became a businessman involved in a variety of businesses, and a government civil servant, including being Vice Minister of the Economy before turning to politics. Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or, informally, Guate) is the capital and largest city of Guatemala. ... An engineer may be someone who practices the engineering profession, or the driver of a rail locomotive. ... The University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City is considered by some as the oldest school in the Philippines and in Asia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Representing the UNE in the presidential elections in 2003 he came second in the first round on November 9, and then lost to Óscar Berger in the second round on December 28. A General Election was held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Pres. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ...