Catalina Velasco

Catalina Velasco
Minister of Housing, City and Territory
Assumed office
August 11, 2022
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded bySusana Correa
Personal details
Born
Marta Catalina Velasco Campuzano

(1971-06-18) June 18, 1971 (age 53)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyLiberal
EducationPontifical Xavierian University
(BUP)
University of Michigan
(MP)
Universidad Externado de Colombia
(PhD)
Alma materUniversity of the Andes

Marta Catalina Velasco Campuzano (born June 18, 1971) is a Colombian economist from the University of the Andes, a specialist in Urban law from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and in public policies and urban management, She has a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a PhD in political studies from the Externado University.[1][2][3]

During her career in the public sector, she served as Secretary of Planning, between 2006 and 2007; Secretary of Habitat, between 2008 and 2009, and worked as vice president of public services and regulation of the Grupo de Energía de Bogotá, between 2012 and 2013.[4]

Since 2014, and until 2022, she has worked as a consultant in urban management and public policies.

Since August 11, 2022, she has held the position of Minister of Housing, City and Territory[5][6] of her country, under the government of Gustavo Petro.[7][8]

  1. ^ "¿Quién es Catalina Velasco Campuzano, la nueva ministra de Vivienda?". elespectador.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Catalina Velasco, ¿una ministra empapelada por sus propios aliados del Partido Liberal?". semana.com. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Presidente Gustavo Petro posesionó a la ministra de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio, Catalina Velasco". minvivienda.gov.co. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio; Catalina Velasco Campuzano". pares.com.co. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Catalina Velasco Campuzano será la ministra de Vivienda durante el Gobierno de Petro". larepublica.co. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Catalina Velasco Campuzano será la ministra de Vivienda". eltiempo.com. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Presidente Gustavo Petro posesionó a la ministra de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio, Catalina Velasco". minvivienda.gov.co. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  8. ^ "¿Quién es Catalina Velasco, la nueva ministra de Vivienda?". radionacional.co. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

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