The Union Party for the People,or Party of the U,is a liberal political party in Colombia. The Party is led by former president Juan Manuel Santos.
Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician,economist,and former member of the M19 armed guerrilla movement. He has been serving as the president of Colombia since 2022. Upon his inauguration,he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia.
Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia is a Colombian politician and Mining Engineer who was the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development from 2016 to 2018. He has also served as Governor of the predominantly Afro-Colombian Department of Chocóin Colombia. Murillo was kidnapped in 2000 and after his release he went into and moved to the United States and only returned to Colombia in 2011. In July 2022,Murillo was nominated by president-elect Gustavo Petro to serve as ambassador to the United States.
The Ministry of Science,Technology and Higher Education is a Portuguese government ministry dedicated to the design,development,execution and assessment of the science,technology and higher education national policy. Its official address is the Palácio das Laranjeiras in Lisbon. The rest of the education system falls within the scope of the Ministry of Education. Since March 30,2022,the current minister is Elvira Fortunato,aided by Pedro Nuno Teixeira as secretary of State of the Higher Education. As all other ministers,the minister of Science,Technology and Higher Education is part of the Council of Ministers.
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 25 May 2014. Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round,a run-off between the two candidates with the most votes took place three weeks later on 15 June 2014. According to the official figures released by the National Registry office,as of 22 May 2014 32,975,158 Colombians were registered and entitled to vote in the 2014 presidential election,including 545,976 Colombians resident abroad. Incumbent president Juan Manuel Santos was allowed to run for a second consecutive term. In the first round,Santos and Óscar Iván Zuluaga of the Democratic Center were the two highest-polling candidates and were the contestants in the 15 June run-off. In the second round,Santos was re-elected president,gaining 51% of the vote compared with 45% for Zuluaga.
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 27 May 2018. As no candidate received a majority of the vote,the second round of voting was held on 17 June. Incumbent president Juan Manuel Santos was ineligible to seek a third term. Iván Duque,a senator,defeated Gustavo Petro,former mayor of Bogotá,in the second round. Duque's victory made him one of the youngest individuals elected to the presidency,aged 42. His running mate,Marta Lucía Ramírez,was the first woman elected to the vice presidency in Colombian history.
Humane Colombia,formerly known as the Progressive Movement,is a Colombian left-wing political movement and party founded in 2011 and led by President Gustavo Petro. The youth wing of the party is known as Juventud Humana.
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022,with a runoff on 19 June 2022 as no candidate obtained at least 50% in the first round of voting. Iván Duque,who was elected president in 2018,was ineligible to run due to term limits. Gustavo Petro,a senator,former Mayor of Bogota,and runner-up in the 2018 election,defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez,former Mayor of Bucaramanga,in the runoff election. Petro's victory made him the first left-wing candidate to be elected president of Colombia,and his running mate,Francia Márquez,is the first Afro-Colombian elected to the vice-presidency,as well as the second female vice-president overall.
Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García is a Colombian philanthropist and the current First Lady of Colombia since 2022,as the third wife of President Gustavo Petro.
Gustavo Petro assumed office as President of Colombia on August 7,2022. The President has the power to nominate members of his Cabinet at his own discretion,in accordance with the Constitution of Colombia.
Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño is a Colombian lawyer,magistrate and university professor. Since August 17,2022,he is the current Minister of Justice
Irene Vélez Torres is a Colombian philosopher and doctor in political geography. Since August 11,2022 to July 19,2023,she has held the position of Minister of Mines and Energy.
Gloria Inés Ramírez Rios is a Colombian politician,teacher and trade unionist,member of the Colombian Communist Party. Since 11 August 2022,she has held the position of Minister of Labour of her country,in the government of Gustavo Petro.
Gustavo Petro's term as the 34th president of Colombia began with his inauguration on 7 August 2022. Petro,a leftist leader from Córdoba who previously served as mayor of Bogotá,took office after his victory in the 2022 presidential election over the self-proclaimed "anti-corruption leader" Rodolfo Hernández. Upon his inauguration,he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia. Petro took office amid the political shadow of his predecessor,an economic crisis and increased political polarization.
Gustavo Petro's inauguration as the 34th President of Colombia took place on Sunday,August 7,2022,marking the start of Gustavo Petro's four-year term as President and Francia Márquez as vice president. The 32nd presidential inauguration took place as usual in the central front of the National Capitol in Bogotá,D.C. Petro was sworn in as presidential oath,after which Márquez was sworn in as Vice President.
Sandra Milena Urrutia Pérez is a Colombian lawyer specializing in telecommunications and administrative law. from 2022 to 2023 as the Minister of Information and Communication Technologies
Duque appointed all the 16 ministers and high councilors before his inauguration as president,once the inauguration ceremony was over and during his government he induced the creation of two new ministries,derived from the disappeared departments of Coldeportes and Colciencias.
Guillermo Francisco Reyes González is a Colombian lawyer,writer and academic. Since August 11,2022,he has held the position of Minister of Transport of his country,under the government of Gustavo Petro. Previously he was Deputy Minister of Justice,Counselor Minister of the Colombian Embassy before the United Nations and President of the National Electoral Council.
Mery Janneth Gutiérrez is a lawyer specialized in contract law,specialist in management and ICT,as well as in insolvency regime appointed as Minister of ICT of Colombia on August 7,2022. She is currently serving as Manager of Programar Televisión and legal adviser.
Ángela Yesenia Olaya Requene is a Colombian academic,sociologist,teacher of pedagogy and doctor in anthropology,graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2019 she served as academic coordinator for the Afro-Latin American Studies Certificate at Harvard University.
