Ricardo Lozano Picón Explained

Ricardo Lozano Picón
Office:Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
President:Iván Duque Márquez
Term Start:7 August 2018
Term End:4 October 2020
Predecessor:Luis Gilberto Murillo
Successor:Carlos Eduardo Correa
Office1:Director of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies
Term Start1:1 May 2008
Term End1:1 February 2013
Birth Name:Ricardo José Lozano Picón
Birth Date:17 December 1968
Birth Place:Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Nationality:Colombian

Ricardo José Lozano Picón (born 17 December 1968) is a Colombian geologist and politician who was the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development from 2018 to 2020. He has also served as Director of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies from 2008 to 2013.

Biography

Lozano served as director of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) from May 2008 to February 2013.[1] He also served as alternate vice president of the Inter-American Institute for Climate Change Research, headquarters in Brazil and Washington.[2]

In August 2018, Lozano was appointed by Iván Duque Márquez as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development.[1]

Personal life

Lozano identifies himself as gay.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Un Santandereano es el ministro de Ambiente . 29 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180718162416/http://caracol.com.co/emisora/2018/07/16/bucaramanga/1531754984_038326.html . 18 July 2018. es.
  2. Web site: Ministro de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible. es.
  3. Web site: Primera "cuota gay" en el gobierno de Duque sería para MinAmbiente. ¿Es activista Lgtbi?. 13 July 2018. Razon+Fe. es-ES. 16 February 2019.