Mauricio Lizcano Explained

Mauricio Lizcano
Office:Minister of Information Technologies and Communications
President:Gustavo Petro
Term Start:May 1, 2023
Predecessor:Sandra Urrutia
Office2:General Director of the DAPR
President2:Gustavo Petro
Term Start2:August 7, 2022
Term End2:May 1, 2023
Predecessor2:Victor Manuel Muñoz
Successor2:Carlos Ramón González
Office3:President of the Senate
Term Start3:July 20, 2016
Term End3:July 20, 2017
Predecessor3:Luis Fernando Velasco
Successor3:Efraín Cepeda
Office4:Senator of Colombia
Term Start4:July 20, 2010
Term End4:July 20, 2018
Office5:Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Constituency5:Caldas
Term Start5:July 20, 2006
Term End5:July 20, 2010
Birth Name:Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango
Birth Date:12 August 1976
Birth Place:Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
Party:Party of the U (2006-2021)[1]
Education:University del Rosario (BL). Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT

Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango (born August 12, 1976) is a Colombian politician and lawyer, graduated from the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the University of the Rosario. He was elected member of the Chamber of Representatives in 2006, senator of Colombia in 2010, and re-elected again in 2014. He is the son of former representative Óscar Tulio Lizcano, kidnapped in 2000 by members of the FARC guerrillas, from where he ran to escape in 2008. He served as President of the Senate in the period 2016 and 2017. He is Minister of Information Technology and Communications since May 1, 2023.[2] [3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El expresidente del Senado, Mauricio Lizcano, renuncia al partido de La U. May 2, 2023. April 21, 2021. infobae.com.
  2. Web site: La cartera de las TIC tendrá a Mauricio Lizcano como ministro. May 2, 2023. April 26, 2023. elespectador.com.
  3. Web site: Así reaccionaron los sectores políticos a la salida de siete ministros del gabinete Petro. May 2, 2023. April 26, 2023. caracol.com.
  4. News: Las miradas a Mauricio Lizcano, el nuevo ministro de las TIC. May 2, 2023. April 29, 2023. Ojeda. Diego. elespectador.com.