00:00Who are the people who will govern alongside Abelardo de las Priella?
00:03His cabinet is now ready, and these are the profiles of the 18 ministers.
00:08who will take office on August 7th.
00:11Rodrigo Lara Restrepo, Minister of the Interior, with more than two decades in politics,
00:16He was president of the Chamber, led Radical Change and the Anti-Corruption Program during
00:20The government of Álvaro Uribe. He will be in charge of building bridges in Congress.
00:25Minister of Finance, Miguel Gómez, an economist with experience in foreign trade. He was
00:31at Bancoldex and the Comptroller General's Office. He was also Colombia's ambassador to France and president
00:36Azucol Flores. Retired General Jorge Mora, Minister of Defense. He has extensive
00:41Military career. He was commander of the 8th Special Forces Division and director of Intelligence
00:47and Counterintelligence of the Military Forces. Iván Cancino, Minister of Justice, lawyer
00:53Criminal lawyer with over two decades of experience. He was a deputy prosecutor before the High Court
00:58from Bogotá and a university professor specializing in criminal law.
01:02Minister of Commerce, Mauricio Gómez, former representative, former senator and head of debate for the presidential campaign
01:09De las Priella. He was also a councilman in Barranquilla and maintains close ties with the Casa
01:13Char. Vivian Morales, Minister of Education, former Attorney General of the Nation, former Congresswoman
01:19and promoter of the Quota Law and Referendums against Same-Sex Marriage. Her career
01:24It has been marked by important legal and social debates, several of them since
01:29positions close to Christian and conservative sectors.
01:32Elsa Noguera, Minister of Transport. She was mayor of Barranquilla and governor of Atlántico.
01:38and Minister of Housing during the Santos administration. She has extensive experience in infrastructure.
01:43and public administration. She is very close to the Char family. Fabio Arjona, Minister of the Environment,
01:49Marine biologist and one of the most experienced environmentalists. He directed Conservation
01:53International Colombia for more than two decades and was Minister of the Environment.
01:58Juliana Gutiérrez, Minister of Sport, business administrator with experience
02:03in social management and administration. Her appointment has generated debate because she lacks experience.
02:08in the sports sector. He failed in the legislative elections, where he was aiming for a seat.
02:13movement, we believe, of his brother, the mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez.
02:18Minister of Housing, Jaime Andrés Beltrán, former mayor and former councilman of Bucaramanga, communicator
02:23A social worker by profession, she arrives at the ministry facing charges of alleged corruption.
02:28during his time as mayor of Bucaramanga related to public lighting.
02:33Omar Bula, foreign relations. Diplomat with experience at the United Nations. He has led
02:38humanitarian missions and international programs in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
02:44Indalecio Dangón, Minister of Agriculture, business administrator and finance expert
02:50Agricultural. He has held positions at Fede Palma, Finagro, and the National Credit Commission
02:55Agriculture. María Arboleda, Minister of Mines and Energy. Electrical engineer with more
03:01with 25 years of experience. For the last decade he led XM, a system operator.
03:06electrical. Since 2016 he has held the general management position of that same entity.
03:11Alexandra Falla, Minister of Information Technologies. Social communicator with more
03:16With 30 years of experience in public media, she has managed entities such as the Heritage Foundation.
03:21Film and Canal Capital. Paola Holguín, Minister of Culture, former senator for the Democratic Center
03:27and a social communicator. She was a senator for the Democratic Center party from 2014 and served as
03:34presidential advisor in 2003 during the government of Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
03:38Natalia López, Minister of Labor. Lawyer specializing in Public and Labor Law.
03:43She has worked as a litigator, university professor, and legal advisor in public entities.
03:49Minister of Health, Ana María Vesga. Former president of ASEMI, the association of EPS (Health Promoting Entities) and one of the leading voices
03:55most recognized in the health sector. She has led the debates on the financial crisis of the EPS and
04:00The reforms to the system. And finally, Claudia Benavides, Minister of Science,
04:05Industrial engineer, PhD in Innovation and Sustainability, with extensive experience in
04:09Research and development. She was the last minister appointed and completed a cabinet
04:14balanced with nine men and nine women. Now the challenge for this team will be to convert their
04:19resumes in results, while the new government begins its term and launches the
04:24promises with which he won the elections on July 21.
Comentarios