Diego Molano | |
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Minister of National Defence | |
In office 1 February 2021 – 7 August 2022 | |
President | Iván Duque |
Preceded by | Carlos Holmes Trujillo |
Succeeded by | Iván Velásquez |
Director of the DAPRE | |
In office 3 October 2019 – 2 February 2021 | |
President | Iván Duque |
Preceded by | María Paula Correa |
Succeeded by | Victor Muñoz |
General Director of the CIFW | |
In office 8 November 2012 – 2 March 2013 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Elvira Forero |
Succeeded by | Adriana Gónzalez |
General Director of the SAIC | |
In office 15 September 2009 – 5 November 2011 | |
President | Álvaro Uribe |
Preceded by | Luis Alfonso Hoyos |
Succeeded by | Bruce Mac Master |
Personal details | |
Born | Diego Andrés Molano Aponte (1970-06-29) 29 June 1970 (age 54) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
Political party | Democratic Center |
Spouse | Marcela Rodríguez |
Alma mater |
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Diego Andrés Molano Aponte (born 29 June 1970) is a Colombian politician and business administrator who served as the Minister of National Defense from February 2021 to August 2022 under president Ivan Duque.
Early life and education
Diego Andrés Molano Aponte was born in Bogotá on 29 June 1970. He studied business administration at the Del Rosario University, specialized in international integration and then he earned his master's degree at Columbia University. New York.
Career
He was a professor and a researcher at the Del Rosario University, where he published a book called Inter-Agency Coordination as a Generator of Public Value and Social Transformation.
On 1 February 2021 Molano was named minister of national defense of Colombia.
References
- Pardo, Por Jhoan (October 5, 2023). "Diego Molano Aponte: el administrador de empresas que aspira a la Alcaldía de Bogotá". infobae.
- "Diego Molano es el nuevo ministro de Defensa". www.radionacional.co.
- ^ "Diego Andrés Molano Aponte – Ministro de Defensa Nacional". www.mindefensa.gov.co. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- "Quién es Diego Molano, el nuevo ministro de Defensa de Colombia". AS Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "Diego Molano fue designado como nuevo Ministro de Defensa". Portafolio.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- "Diego Molano sería el nuevo Ministro de Defensa". infobae (in European Spanish). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded byCarlos Holmes Trujillo | Minister of National Defense 2021–2022 |
Succeeded byIván Velásquez |
Order of precedence | ||
Preceded byWilliam Ruiz Orjuelaas Former Minister of Health and Social Protection | Order of precedence of Colombia as Former Cabinet Member |
Succeeded byRodolfo Zeaas Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |