José Manuel Restrepo Abondano
José Manuel Restrepo Abondano | |
|---|---|
| Vice President-elect of Colombia | |
| Assuming office 7 August 2026 | |
| President | Abelardo de la Espriella (elect) |
| Succeeding | Francia Márquez |
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit | |
| In office 3 May 2021 – 7 August 2022 | |
| President | Iván Duque |
| Preceded by | Alberto Carrasquilla |
| Succeeded by | José Antonio Ocampo |
| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | |
| In office 7 August 2018 – 3 May 2021 | |
| President | Iván Duque |
| Preceded by | María Lorena Gutiérrez |
| Succeeded by | María Ximena Lombana |
| Rector of the Del Rosario University | |
| In office 22 September 2014 – 7 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Arias Pérez |
| Succeeded by | José Alejandro Cheyne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Manuel Restrepo Abondano 31 August 1970 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | National Salvation Movement (since 2026) |
| Spouse(s) |
Tatiana Cespedes (m. 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | José Manuel Restrepo Vélez (great-great-great-grandfather) Francisco de Paula Santander (sixth great-grandfather) Sixta Pontón de Santander (sixth great-grandmother) |
| Education | Del Rosario University London School of Economics University of Bath (DBA) |
| Website | Defensores de la Patria - Political Movement Colombia Abelardista - Civilian Movement |
José Manuel Restrepo Abondano (born 31 August 1970) is a Colombian academic, economist, journalist and politician who is the vice president-elect of Colombia. He was the Minister of Finance and Public Credit[1] and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism in the Iván Duque government from 2018 to 2022.[2][3] He was elected vice president in the 2026 presidential election as the running mate of businessman Abelardo de la Espriella.
References
- ↑ "José Manuel Restrepo, nuevo Ministro de Hacienda". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ↑ Marulanda, Olga Patricia Rendón (16 July 2018). "Con veteranía, Duque ajusta su gabinete". El Colombiano.
- ↑ "Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo". Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
Other websites
- Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia Archived 28 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Defensores de la Patria - Political Movement
- Colombia Abelardista - Civilian Movement