Diego Molano Aponte

Diego Andrés Molano Aponte (born 29 June 1970) is a Colombian politician and business administrator who served as the Minister of National Defense since 1 February 2021 under president Ivan Duque.[3][4]

Diego Molano
Minister of National Defence
In office
1 February 2021 – 7 August 2022
PresidentIván Duque
Preceded byCarlos Holmes Trujillo
Succeeded byIván Velásquez
Director of the DAPRE
In office
3 October 2019 – 2 February 2021
PresidentIván Duque
Preceded byMaría Paula Correa
Succeeded byVictor Muñoz
General Director of the CIFW
In office
8 November 2012 – 2 March 2013
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byElvira Forero
Succeeded byAdriana Gónzalez
General Director of the SAIC
In office
15 September 2009 – 5 November 2011
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe
Preceded byLuis Alfonso Hoyos
Succeeded byBruce Mac Master
Personal details
Born
Diego Andrés Molano Aponte

(1970-06-29) 29 June 1970[1]
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyDemocratic Center
SpouseMarcela Rodríguez[2]
Alma mater

Early life and education

Diego 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

He was the 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]

Molano with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in May 2022

On 1 February 2021 Molano was named minister of national defense of Colombia.[5]

References
  1. Pardo, Por Jhoan (October 5, 2023). "Diego Molano Aponte: el administrador de empresas que aspira a la Alcaldía de Bogotá". infobae.
  2. "Diego Molano es el nuevo ministro de Defensa". www.radionacional.co.
  3. "Diego Andrés Molano Aponte – Ministro de Defensa Nacional". www.mindefensa.gov.co. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  4. "Quién es Diego Molano, el nuevo ministro de Defensa de Colombia". AS Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "Diego Molano fue designado como nuevo Ministro de Defensa". Portafolio.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  6. "Diego Molano sería el nuevo Ministro de Defensa". infobae (in European Spanish). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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