Juan Carlos Pinzón
Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno | |
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Administrative Department of the Presidency of Colombia | |
In office August 7, 2010 – September 5, 2011 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Bernardo Moreno Villegas |
Succeeded by | Federico Renjifo Vélez |
Personal details | |
Born | Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno December 22, 1972 Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton (MPP, 2010) |
Profession | Economist |
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Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno (born December 22, 1972) is a Colombian diplomat, politician and economist. He is the current
Minister of Defence
Pinzón received honourable mention for his outstanding academic performance as BSC in economics. He holds a Master’s of Science in Economics from the
As part of his public service, Pinzón served as the Deputy Minister of Defence. In 2010, President
Pinzón has remained an active member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies since 2000. In the early 2000s, he participated in the UNDP Expert Council’s efforts to design a democratic security agenda for Colombia. While with the Ministry of Finance, he was responsible for the coordination of the Defence Ministry budget by special request of the Minister.
Pinzón taught economics at the
2018 Colombian Presidential Election
On May 19, 2017, Juan Carlos Pinzón declared his candidacy to become
Pinzón built a citizen movement called 'Ante Todo Colombia' to collect signatures so he could launch his presidential campaign and after getting more than half a million signatures, he became a Presidential candidate. A month later, he became the Vice President candidate for Germán Vargas Lleras, thus withdrawing his own campaign.
Personal life
Pinzón was born on December 22, 1971[4][5] in Bogotá[6] to Coronel Rafael Pinzón Rincón and Marlene Bueno.[7] He is married to María del Pilar Lozano.[8]
References
- ^ "Colombia's 2018 Presidential Election: Candidate Overview". Colombia Focus. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Críticas de Pinzón a la paz lo alejan de coaliciones para 2018". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Pinzón and Santos continue to trade barbs as Colombian 2018 Presidential race heats up". Colombia Focus. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (5 September 2011). "Palabras del Presidente Juan Manuel Santos durante la posesión de Juan Carlos Pinzón como Ministro de Defensa" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President (SIG).
Su padre, el coronel Pinzón, su madre, Marleny, deben estar muy orgullosos...Usted y su señora nacieron en el Hospital Militar...
- ^ "Perfil: Juan Carlos Pinzón Ministro de Defensa" [Profile: Juan Carlos Pinzón, Minister of Defence] (in Spanish). La Silla Vacía. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno". La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- Ministry of National Defence. p. 1. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
Mi padre Coronel Pinzón Rico , mi Madre Marleny , Maria del Pilar, Natalia, Juan Pablo...
- ^ Gutiérrez Zapata, Ricardo (29 June 2010). "La disciplina de Juan C. Pinzón" [The Discipline of Juan C Pinzón]. El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
Hace 13 años se casó con María del Pilar Lozano, a quien conoció por ser amiga de su hermana. Son padres de dos hijos: Natalia, de 12 años, y Juan Pablo, de 5.