Mauricio Lizcano

Mauricio Lizcano
Official portrait, 2023
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications
In office
1 May 2023 – 27 January 2025
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded bySandra Urrutia
Succeeded byJulián Molina
General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency
In office
7 August 2022 – 1 May 2023
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byVíctor Manuel Muñoz
Succeeded byCarlos Ramón González
President of the Senate
In office
20 July 2016 – 20 July 2017
Preceded byLuis Fernando Velasco
Succeeded byEfraín Cepeda
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 2010 – 20 July 2018
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 2006 – 20 July 2010
ConstituencyCaldas
Personal details
BornÓscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango
(1976-08-12) 12 August 1976
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
PartyIndependent (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations
Union Party for the People (2006-2021)[1]
Spouse
Catalina Mesa
(m. 2006)
Education

Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango (born 12 August 1976) is a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Information Technologies and Communications from 2023 to 2025 under President Gustavo Petro.[2][3][4] Lizcano has served as General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency and President of the Senate.[5]

Born in Medellín, Antioquia, Lizcano holds a degree in Law from the Del Rosario University. He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives for Caldas in 2006 and later as a Senator in 2010, a position he held for eight years.

References

  1. ^ "El expresidente del Senado, Mauricio Lizcano, renuncia al partido de La U". infobae. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ "La cartera de las TIC tendrá a Mauricio Lizcano como ministro". El Espectador. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Así reaccionaron los sectores políticos a la salida de siete ministros del gabinete Petro". Caracol Radio. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ^ Ojeda, Diego (29 April 2023). "Las miradas a Mauricio Lizcano, el nuevo ministro de las TIC". El Espectador. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. ^ "La cartera de las TIC tendrá a Mauricio Lizcano como ministro". El Espectador. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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