Carlos Eduardo Correa
Carlos Eduardo Correa | |
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Formal portrait, 2025 | |
| Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development | |
| In office October 4, 2020 – August 7, 2022 | |
| President | Iván Duque |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Lozano |
| Succeeded by | Susana Muhamad |
| Mayor of Montería | |
| In office January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Marcos Daniel Pineda |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Daniel Pineda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Eduardo Correa Escaf April 26, 1973 |
| Party | Conservative (2009–present) |
| Alma mater | EAFIT University |
| Profession | |
Carlos Eduardo Correa Escaf (born April 26, 1973) is a Colombian business administrator and politician who served as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development from 2020 to 2022 under President Iván Duque. Previously, he served as mayor of Montería and as a presidential high advisor for the regions.[1]
Born in Montería, Córdoba, he holds a degree in business administration from EAFIT University and a master's degree in marketing and finance from IE Business School in Madrid.
Career
Correa studied business administration at EAFIT University. After completing his master's degree in marketing, he campaigned for mayor of Montería, winning a majority of the vote in the 2011 regional and municipal elections. Later, in 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation under Minister Gabriel Vallejo. In 2017, he was appointed Presidential High Advisor for the Regions by President Iván Duque.[2]
In October 2020, following the resignation of Ricardo Lozano, he was appointed Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, a position he held until 2022.[3]
References
- ^ "Ministro Correa, miembro de la comunidad Campeones de la Naturaleza, del Foro Económico Mundial" [Minister Correa, member of the Champions of Nature community of the World Economic Forum]. Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (in Spanish). September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Él es Carlos Correa, el recién posesionado ministro de Ambiente" [He is Carlos Correa, the newly appointed Minister of the Environment]. Infobae (in Spanish). October 3, 2020. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Duque posesionó a Carlos Correa como nuevo ministro de Ambiente" [Duque swore in Carlos Correa as the new Minister of the Environment]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). October 3, 2020. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
External links
Media related to Carlos Eduardo Correa at Wikimedia Commons