General Director of Social Prosperity

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General Director of Social Prosperity of Colombia
since July 10, 2025
Seat Bogotá, D.C.
Appointer President of Colombia
President of Colombia
Inaugural holderBruce Mac Master
FormationNovember 5, 2011
Website www.prosperidadsocial.gov.co

The General Director of Social Prosperity is the head of the Administrative Department for Social Prosperity, in charge of the formulation, direction, coordination and execution of programs and projects for social inclusion and reconciliation in Colombia. [1]

The current General Director is Mauricio Rodríguez, serving since July 10, 2025. [2]

List of General Directors of Social Prosperity

NameAssumed officeLeft office President(s) served underRef.
Bruce Mac MasterNovember 5, 2011October 22, 2013 Juan Manuel Santos [3]
Gabriel VallejoOctober 22, 2013August 11, 2014 [4]
Tatyana OrozcoAugust 11, 2014March 3, 2017 [5]
Nemesio Roys GarzónMarch 3, 2017August 7, 2018 [6]
Susana CorreaAugust 7, 2018March 29, 2022 Iván Duque [7]
Pierre GarcíaMarch 29, 2022July 27, 2022 [8]
Julián Parra (acting)July 27, 2022September 13, 2022
Cielo Rusinque September 13, 2022September 4, 2023 Gustavo Petro [9] [10]
Laura Sarabia September 4, 2023February 23, 2024 [11] [12]
Iván Fernández (acting)February 23, 2024March 5, 2024
Gustavo Bolívar March 5, 2024May 16, 2024 [13] [14]
Mauricio RodríguezJuly 10, 2025Incumbent [2] [15]

References

  1. Rodríguez, Paula Valentina (March 4, 2024). "Gustavo Bolívar, director de Prosperidad Social: estas son las funciones que tendrá que desempeñar el excongresista sin experiencia alguna". infobae.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Presidencia posesionó a Mauricio Rodríguez como director de Prosperidad Social". La República. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  3. "Bruce Mac Master". La Silla Vacía . February 12, 2021. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  4. "Gabriel Vallejo asume en el DPS". portafolio.co. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  5. "Name coronó el Departamento para la Prosperidad Social con Tatyana Orozco". las2orillas. August 13, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  6. "Nemesio Roys Garzón es nombrado como Director General de Prosperidad Social". Social Posperity. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. Prieto, Jineth; Contreras, Camila (March 9, 2022). "Prosperidad Social, al servicio del Uribismo y del candidato de su directora". La Silla Vacía . Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  8. "Hijo de exsenador tolimense es nuevo director de Prosperidad Social: vea de quién se trata". El Nuevo Día. March 30, 2022. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  9. "Confirmado: Cielo Rusinque es directora del Departamento de Prosperidad Social en Colombia". Valora Analitik. September 13, 2022. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  10. "Cielo Rusinque, nueva directora del Departamento para la Prosperidad Social". Semana . September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  11. Saavedra Álvarez, Aura María (September 4, 2023). "El regreso de la mano derecha del presidente Gustavo Petro: Laura Sarabia se posesionó". El Tiempo . Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  12. Méndez Mejía, Menfy (February 19, 2024). "Laura Sarabia saldrá de Prosperidad Social y será nombrada como directora del Dapre". La República. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  13. "Petro posesionó a Gustavo Bolívar en el DPS y a la nueva ministra del Deporte". El Espectador . March 5, 2024. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  14. Mercado, Laura Valentina (May 16, 2025). "El mensaje de Gustavo Bolívar para despedirse del gobierno de Petro: "No saldré a hablar mal"". Noticias Caracol . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  15. "Mauricio Rodríguez es el nuevo director de Prosperidad Social: este es su perfil". El Espectador . July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.