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.[3][4]
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 29 June 1970[1] Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Democratic Center |
| Spouse | Marcela Rodríguez[2] |
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Early life and education
editDiego Andrés Molano Aponte was born in Bogotá on 29 June 1970. He studied business administration at the Del Rosario University,[5] specialized in international integration and then he earned his master's degree at Columbia University. New York.[3]
Career
editHe 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.[6]
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On 1 February 2021 Molano was named minister of national defense of Colombia.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.