General Director of National Planning

General Director of National Planning of Colombia
Incumbent Natalia Molina since May 23, 2025
Seat	Bogotá, D.C.
Appointer	President of Colombia
Inaugural holder	Jorge Franco Holguín
Formation	November 25, 1958
Website	www.dnp.gov.co

The general director of national planning is the head of the National Planning Department in charge of the formulation, direction, coordination and execution of public economic policy in Colombia. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The current general director is Natalia Molina since May 23, 2025. ^{[5] [6]}

List of general directors of national planning

Name	Assumed office	Left office	President(s) served under
Jorge Franco Holguín	November 25, 1958	March 15, 1960	Alberto Lleras Camargo
Edgar Gutiérrez Castro	March 15, 1960	November 12, 1962
Carlos Germán Gaviria (acting)	November 12, 1962	April 4, 1963	Guillermo León Valencia
Diego Calle Restrepo	April 6, 1963	August 4, 1964
Néstor Madrid Malo	August 4, 1964	June 3, 1965
Eduardo Suárez Glasser	June 5, 1965	August 7, 1966
Edgar Gutiérrez Castro	August 7, 1966	August 7, 1970	Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Jorge Ruiz Lara	August 7, 1970	March 4, 1971	Misael Pastrana Borrero
Roberto Arenas Bonilla	March 4, 1971	June 12, 1972
Luis Eduardo Rosas Peña	June 12, 1972	August 7, 1974
Miguel Urrutia Montoya	August 7, 1974	September 12, 1977	Alfonso López Michelsen
Jhon José Naranjo Dousdebes	September 12, 1977	August 7, 1878
Eduardo Wiesner Durán	August 7, 1978	April 1, 1981	Julio César Turbay Ayala
Federico Nieto Tafur	April 1, 1981	August 7, 1982
Hernán Beltz Peralta	August 7, 1982	October 14, 1983	Belisario Betancur
Jorge Felipe Ospina Sardi	October 14, 1983	April 8, 1986
Francisco César Vallejo Mejia	April 8, 1986	August 7, 1988
María Mercedes Cuéllar	August 7, 1988	March 23, 1989	Virgilio Barco
Luis Bernardo Flórez	March 23, 1989	August 7, 1990
Armando Montenegro Trujillo	August 7, 1990	August 7, 1994	César Gaviria
José Antonio Ocampo	August 7, 1994	May 14, 1996	Ernesto Samper
Juan Carlos Ramírez	May 14, 1996	October 3, 1997
Cecilia López Montaño	October 3, 1997	August 7, 1998
Jaime Eduardo Ruiz	August 7, 1998	August 26, 2000	Andrés Pastrana
Mauricio Cárdenas	August 13, 1999	August 27, 2000
Juan Carlos Echeverry	August 27, 2000	August 7, 2002
Santiago Montenegro	August 7, 2002	February 10, 2006	Álvaro Uribe
Carolina Rentería	February 10, 2006	May 14, 2009
Esteban Piedrahíta	May 14, 2009	August 7, 2010
Hernando Gómez	August 13, 2010	January 24, 2012	Juan Manuel Santos
Mauricio Santamaría	January 24, 2012	October 7, 2013
Tatyana Orozco	October 12, 2013	August 6, 2014
Simón Gaviria	August 11, 2014	May 11, 2017
Luis Fernando Mejía	May 11, 2017	August 7, 2018
Gloria Alonso	August 16, 2018	September 16, 2019	Iván Duque
Luis Alberto Rodríguez	September 16, 2019	September 16, 2021
Alejandra Botero	August 3, 2021	August 7, 2022
Jorge Iván González	August 24, 2022	February 1, 2024	Gustavo Petro
Alexander López Maya [7] [8]	March 5, 2024	March 6, 2025
Natalia Molina	May 23, 2025	Incumbent

References

1. "Somos el Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP)". National Planning Department . March 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
2. "¿Cuáles son las funciones del Departamento Nacional de Planeación?". National Planning Department . November 3, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
3. "¿Qué es el Departamento Nacional de Planeación, cuáles son sus funciones y por qué es importante para el país?". cambiocolombia.com. February 2, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
4. "¿De qué se encarga el DNP? Te contamos su función". canalinstitucional.tv. August 10, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
5. Ricaurte, Paula (May 23, 2025). "Natalia Molina será la nueva directora del Departamento Nacional de Planeación". Cambio Colombia. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
6. Rodríguez, José David (May 24, 2025). "El Departamento Nacional de Planeación oficializa como su nueva directora a Natalia Molina". infobae . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
7. Rodríguez M., Jessika (March 6, 2024). "Alexander López toma posesión como nuevo director del DNP". fortafolio.co. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
8. Moreno Garzón, Cristian (March 2, 2024). "Alexander López ahora estará al frente del DNP reemplazando a Jorge Iván González". larepublica.co. Retrieved March 4, 2024.