Mauricio Lizcano
Mauricio Lizcano | |
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| Minister of Information Technologies and Communications | |
| Assumed office May 1, 2023 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Sandra Urrutia |
| General Director of the DAPR | |
| In office August 7, 2022 – May 1, 2023 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Victor Manuel Muñoz |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Ramón González |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office July 20, 2016 – July 20, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Fernando Velasco |
| Succeeded by | Efraín Cepeda |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2018 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office July 20, 2006 – July 20, 2010 | |
| Constituency | Caldas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango August 12, 1976 Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Political party | Party of the U (2006-2021)[1] |
| Education | University del Rosario (BL). Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT |
Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango (born August 12, 1976) is a Colombian politician and lawyer, graduated from the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the University of the Rosario. He was elected member of the Chamber of Representatives in 2006, senator of Colombia in 2010, and re-elected again in 2014. He is the son of former representative Óscar Tulio Lizcano, kidnapped in 2000 by members of the FARC guerrillas, from where he ran to escape in 2008. He served as President of the Senate in the period 2016 and 2017. He is Minister of Information Technology and Communications since May 1, 2023.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "El expresidente del Senado, Mauricio Lizcano, renuncia al partido de La U". infobae.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "La cartera de las TIC tendrá a Mauricio Lizcano como ministro". elespectador.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Así reaccionaron los sectores políticos a la salida de siete ministros del gabinete Petro". caracol.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Ojeda, Diego (29 April 2023). "Las miradas a Mauricio Lizcano, el nuevo ministro de las TIC". elespectador.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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