Alejandra Botero

Colombian politician (born 1978)

Alejandra Botero


General Director of National Planning
In office August 3, 2021 – August 7, 2022
President	Iván Duque
Preceded by	Luis Alberto Rodríguez
Succeeded by	Jorge Iván González
Presidential Advisor for Management and Compliance
In office September 4, 2019 – August 3, 2021
President	Iván Duque
Preceded by	Carlos Enrique Moreno
Succeeded by	Position abolished

Personal details
Born	Alejandra Carolina Botero Barco (1978-07-28) July 28, 1978 (age 46) Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality	Colombian
Parent	Carolina Barco Isakson (mother)
Relatives	Virgilio Barco Vargas (grandfather) Carolina Isakson (grandmother)
Education	Swarthmore College
Alma mater	Columbia University Open University of Catalonia

Alejandra Carolina Botero Barco (born July 28, 1978) is a Colombian economist and political scientist. Served from 2021 to 2022 as General Director of National Planning during the Administration of Iván Duque.^[1]

Botero Barco is a political scientist who graduated from Swarthmore College. From 2018 to 2021, she served as Presidential Advisor for Management and Compliance. She is the eldest daughter of Carolina Barco Isakson and granddaughter of President Virgilio Barco Vargas.^[2]

References

^ Botero Barco, Alejandra (25 February 2022). "Reformarse en tiempos modernos". eltiempo.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ Hernández M., Camilo (28 July 2021). "Alejandra Botero Barco, la nueva directora de Planeación Nacional". portafolio.co. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

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Political offices
Preceded by Luis Alberto Rodríguez	General Director of National Planning 2021-2022	Succeeded by Jorge Iván González

Cabinet of President Iván Duque (2018–2022)

Cabinet
Vice President	Marta Lucía Ramírez (2018–2022)
Minister of the Interior	Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez (2018–2020) Alicia Arango (2020) Daniel Palacios (2020–2022)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Carlos Holmes Trujillo (2018–2019) Claudia Blum (2019–2021) Marta Lucía Ramírez (2021–2022)
Minister of Finance and Public Credit	Alberto Carrasquilla Barrera (2018–2021) José Manuel Restrepo Abondano (2021–2022)
Minister of Justice and Law	Gloria María Borrero (2018–2019) Margarita Cabello Blanco (2019–2020) Wilson Ruiz Orejuela (2020–2022)
Minister of National Defence	Guillermo Botero Nieto (2018–2019) Carlos Holmes Trujillo (2019–2021) Diego Molano Aponte (2021–2022)
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Andrés Valencia Pinzón (2018–2020) Rodolfo Enrique Zea (2020–2022)
Minister of Health and Social Protection	Juan Pablo Uribe (2018–2020) Fernando Ruiz Gómez (2020–2022)
Minister of Labour	Alicia Arango (2018–2020) Guardian Angel Cabrera (2020–2022)
Minister of Mines and Energy	María Fernanda Suárez (2018–2020) Diego Mesa Puyo (2020–2022)
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism	José Manuel Restrepo Abondano (2018–2021) Maria Ximena Lombana (2021–2022)
Minister of National Education	María Victoria Angulo (2018–2022)
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development	Ricardo Lozano Picón (2018–2020) Carlos Eduardo Correa (2018–2022)
Minister of Housing, City and Territory	Jonathan Malagón (2018–2022) Susana Correa (2022)
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications	Silvia Constaín Rengifo (2018–2020) Karen Abudinen (2020–2021) Carmen Ligia Valderrama (2021–2022)
Minister of Transport	Ángela María Orozco (2018–2022)
Minister of Culture	Carmen Vásquez Camacho (2018–2020) Felipe Buitrago (2020–2021) Angélica Mayolo Obregón (2021–2022)
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Mabel Gisela Torres (2020–2021) Tito José Crissien (2021–2022)
Minister of Sports	Ernesto Lucena Barrero (2019–2021) Guillermo Herrera Castaño (2021–2022)

Cabinet-level
Chief of Staff	María Paula Correa (2019-2022)
Director of the DAPR	Víctor Manuel Muñoz (2018–2022)
Deputy Director of the DAFP	Claudia Patricia Hernández (2018–2022)
Director of Colciencias	Diego Fernando Hernández (2018-2022)
Director of Coldeportes	Andres Botero (2018-2022)
Director of the DANE	Juan Daniel Oviedo (2018-2022)
Director of DNP	Tatyana Orozco (2018-2022)