Luis Gilberto Murillo
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Luis Gilberto Murillo | |
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Colombian Ambassador to the United States | |
Incumbent | |
Assuming office 8 September 2022 | |
President | Gustavo Petro |
Succeeding | Juan Carlos Pinzón |
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development | |
In office 9 May 2016 – 7 August 2018 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Gabriel Vallejo López |
Succeeded by | Ricardo Lozano Picón |
Governor of Chocó | |
In office 1 January 2012 – 1 July 2012 | |
Preceded by | Patrocinio Sánchez |
Succeeded by | Óscar Gamboa Zúñiga |
In office 1 January 1998 – 1 January 1999 | |
Preceded by | Francisco O. Mosquera |
Succeeded by | Juan B. Hinestroza |
Personal details | |
Born | Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia 1967 (age 56–57) San Juan, Chocó, Colombia |
Political party | Radical Change (formerly) |
Other political affiliations | Hope Center |
Spouse | Barno Khojibaeva |
Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Geological Prospecting |
Profession | Engineer Politician |
Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia (born 1967) is a Colombian politician and Mining Engineer who was the
Early life and education
Murillo’s ascent to become an influential Afro-Colombian
CODECHOCO and DAMA
In 1993, at the age of 27, Murillo was promoted by Colombian President
In 1995,
Governorship
In 1998, a coalition of the Afro-Colombian National Movement Party, the
Follow his platform of reform, Governor Murillo proposed a reorganization of the institutional structure of the state government. He pioneered the creation of a Secretariat of Ethnic Affairs and the Office of Environmental Development. He also designed and implemented the state plan for ethnic development. During Murillo’s tenure, Colombian government formalized the biggest collective land title to Afro-Colombians rural communities, under the umbrella of the Asociacion Campesina del Bajo Atrato (ACIA).[citation needed]
However, the
In January 1999, Murillo was stripped of his office by a controversial court ruling, which has been described in editorials of Colombia’s newspaper
Exile
After leaving the Governor’s Office, Murillo continued being an outspoken leader on issues of environment, democracy, security, and development. In 2000, Murillo was kidnapped by an illegal armed group. After being released some hours later, he left the country with his family. Murillo relocated to the
Murillo is an advocate of Afro-Colombians and
Murillo served at the Phelps Stokes Fund as Senior Fellow and Vice President for Programs and Strategy,[1] Murillo led an initiative that integrates leadership, development, security, energy, environment, and culture within the framework of foreign policy. The aim of this initiative was to promote development and diversity in Latin America and throughout the world, through the promotion of youth leadership, creative social and economic inclusion, and policy and institutional transformation that are sensitive to Afro-Descendants, Indigenous, and other marginalized social groups.
Murillo also has served on the board of directors and on advisory committees of various U.S. based organizations, such as the Colombian Human Rights Committee, US Office on Colombia, American Friends Service Committee, the Global Exchange Speaking Bureau, and the Center for International Policy.
Return to Colombia and Todos Somos Pacifico
After several years working in Washington, Murillo returned to Colombia in 2011 when he won for second time the election for governor of Choco, his native state. However, after a year and half in the position, he was removed once again after a controversy about an alleged disciplinary sanction against him when he first became governor, back in the nineties.[4] After that Murillo started a tough journey to clarify his legal situation.[5] Finally, in 2013 the office of the Colombian general Inspector, Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado, freed Luis Murillo from any disciplinary sanction.
In 2014, Mr. Murillo worked for the re-election campaign of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, as campaign officer for Pacific region. After winning, President Santos appointed Mr. Murillo as Director of the Pacific Initiative, the special presidential program directed to boost the social and economic development of that region of Colombia. The program is called "Todos Somos Pacifico" and its principal office is in Bogota but with offices in Buenaventura, Quibdo, Guapi and Tumaco.
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
In May 2016, Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia became the first Afro-Colombian to hold the position of Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia.[6] As Minister, led efforts that in two years increased the environmental rainforest and marine protected areas in Colombia from 57 million acres to 107 million acres. In addition, implemented fiscal and market-based environmental policy that led to the creation of the carbon market that went from USD $5 million to USD $20 million, and the creation of the national carbon tax, increasing the funding for community-led protection of the environment. Equally important, the implementation of a national plastic bag tax that decreased the use of plastic bags by 35% in its first year alone. During his time as Minister, Murillo led the creation of a system of payment for environmental services to rural communities, to provide incentives for the protection of the rainforest, wetlands and paramo ecosystems (high mountain moorlands). As a measure of environmental justice, this program benefits 100,000 families and over 2.4 million acres. Lastly, in addition to ensuring Colombia was on the path to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, often referred to as the Paris Accords or the Paris Climate Accords, Murillo also chaired the Environmental Ministerial Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean that led to the agreement on a regional environmental agenda proposed at the 2017 United Nations Environment Assembly.
2022 presidential election
News outlets considered Murillo to be a likely contender for the presidential nomination of the Hope Center Coalition. However, on 21 January 2022, he opted to run for the presidency as a candidate for the Colombia Reborn party.[2] He later expressed that he felt unwelcome within the Hope Center Coalition.[7] Despite this, Murillo accepted an offer by Sergio Fajardo, the Hope Center Coalition's presidential nominee, to be the alliance's nominee for vice president.[4] Murillo and Fajardo finished in fourth place.[8] Following his unsuccessful vice presidential bid, Murillo endorsed the Historic Pact for Colombia nominee Gustavo Petro for the second round.[9] Petro and his running mate Francia Márquez went on to win the run-off.[10]
Ambassador to the United States
In mid-July 2022, Petro announced that he would appoint Murillo as ambassador to the United States.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Testimony of Luis Gilberto Murillo-Urrutia Former Governor, State of Choco, Colombia Senior Fellow on International Policy". foreignaffairs.house.gov. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ a b c "¿Quién es Luis Gilberto Murillo, el nuevo ministro de Ambiente?". El Espectador (in Spanish). 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "NUEVO GOBERNADOR PARA EL CHOCÓ". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 23 January 1999. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Luis Gilberto Murillo sería fórmula vicepresidencial de Sergio Fajardo por Centro Esperanza". Blu Radio (in Spanish). 17 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Luis Gilberto Murillo, nuevo ministro de Medio Ambiente". Semana (in Spanish). 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Nuevo Ministro de Ambiente asume cartera con reto de proteger agua". Publimetro (in Spanish). 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "¿Ruptura? Luis Gilberto Murillo no hará parte de la Coalición Centro Esperanza". El Colombiano (in Spanish). 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Presidential elections 2022" (in Spanish). Registraduria. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Lo que dijo Luis Gilberto Murillo sobre por qué decidió unirse a la campaña de Gustavo Petro". El País (in Spanish). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Former rebel Gustavo Petro wins runoff election to become Colombia's next president". CBS. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Perdomo, Diego (12 July 2022). "Luis Gilberto Murillo se refirió a la designación como embajador en EE.UU". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.