| Guillermo Hincapié Orozco | |
| Office: | Mayor of Medellín |
| Term Start: | July 15, 1977 |
| Term End: | September 1978 |
| Predecessor: | Sofía Medina de López |
| Successor: | Jorge Valencia Jaramillo |
| Birth Date: | c. 1926 |
| Death Date: | December 26, 2018 |
| Spouse: | María Teresa Uribe (?–2018; his death) |
| Children: | Three |
| Education: | National University of Engineering |
| Occupation: | Civil engineer |
Guillermo Hincapié Orozco (c. 1926 – December 26, 2018) was a Colombian civil engineer and politician. He served as the Mayor of Medellín from July 15, 1977, until 1978.[1] [2]
Hincapié was raised in the town of Támesis, Antioquia, where he attended elementary school.[1] He studied engineering at the National University of Civil Engineering in Medellín.[1] He had to compete with 80 other applicants to gain acceptances into the university.[1] Hincapié recalled financial issues during his time at the university, but did not miss a single exam during his time as a student.[1] To make ends meet, he sought a job at the Antioquia Railway, but was rejected.[1]
Following his graduation from National University, Hincapié was hired as the Secretary of Public Works for the municipality of Bello, Antioquia, for about eight months.[1] He then moved to Bogotá, where he worked in the city's public works department.[1]
He returned to Antioquia Department, where he served as the departmental Undersecretary and Secretary of Public Works during Antioquia Governor Jaime Sierra García's administration.[1] In 1977, Governor Sierra, with the approval of Colombian President Alfonso López Michelsen, appointed Hincapié as the new Mayor of Medellín.[1] Hincapié received the appointment just two days after speaking with President López Michelsen at the opening of the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games in Medellín.[1]
Hincapié became Mayor of Medellín on July 15, 1977, following the resignation of outgoing Mayor Sofía Medina de López.[1] He served as the city's mayor for fifteen months. The Horacio Toro Bridge was opened during Hincapié's administration.[1]
Hincapié died from respiratory failure at a Medellín hospital on December 26, 2018, at the age of 92.[1] He had been hospitalized for several days due to a respiratory illness.[1] His wife of six decades, prominent Colombian professor and sociologist María Teresa Uribe, died six days later on January 1, 2019.[3] They were survived by their three children: Luis Guillermo, a civil engineer, Ana Lucía, a physician, and Marta Hincapié Uribe, a filmmaker and academic.[1] His funeral was held at San Lucas parish in El Poblado.[4]