Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno
Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno (born 22 December 1971) is the current Minister of National Defence of Colombia.
Background
A graduate of the Pontifical Xavierian University, he holds a Bachelor and a Master of Economics from his alma mater where he also worked as Professor of Macroeconomics in the Department of Economics from 2000 to 2004. He has also completed advanced studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in International Relations and Strategic Studies (2005-2006) and at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in Science and Technology (2005). In 2010 he received a Master of Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.[2]
Minister of Defence
On 31 August 2011 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the resignation of Rodrigo Rivera Salazar as Minister of National Defence and named Pinzón as his replacement.[3] Pinzón who up until that point had served as the General Secretary to President Santos had also served as Deputy Minister of Defence for Strategy and Planning in the previous administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez.[3] Pinzón was sworn in five days later on 5 September he was sworn in as the new Minister of National Defence.[4]
Personal life
Pinzón was born to Colonel Rafael Pinzón Rincón and Marlene Bueno[5] on 22 December 1971 .[6][7][8] He is married to María del Pilar Lozano with whom he has two children: Natalia and Juan Pablo.[9]
References
- ^ "Nuestra generación podría ver la paz" (in Spanish). http://http://m.eltiempo.com/justicia/nuestra-generacion-podria-ver-la-paz-juan-carlos-pinzon/10333886/1. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (in Spanish). Administrative Department of the Presidency of Colombia. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. http://www.freezepage.com/1315240405IUBOFYTGZK. Retrieved 2011-9-05.
- ^ a b "Presidente Santos designó a Juan Carlos Pinzón como nuevo Ministro de Defensa [President Santos has designated Juan Carlos Pinzón as new Minister of Defence]" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SIG). 2011-08-31. http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/Prensa/2011/Agosto/Paginas/20110831_01.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-05. "El Presidente de la República, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, designó este miércoles a Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno como nuevo Ministro de Defensa en reemplazo de Rodrigo Rivera Salazar."
- ^ "Juan Carlos Pinzón se posesionó como Ministro de Defensa [Juan Carlos Pinzón was sworn in as Minister of Defence]" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Press Office of the President of Colombia (SIG). 2011-09-05. http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/Prensa/2011/Septiembre/Paginas/20110905_01.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-05. "El economista Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno se posesionó este lunes, ante el Presidente Juan Manuel Santos, como nuevo Ministro de la Defensa Nacional."
- ^ Pinzón Bueno, Juan Carlos (2011-09-05). "Discurso del Ministro de Defensa Juan Carlos Pinzón en la Ceremonia de Posesión y Reconocimiento de Tropas [Speech of the Minister of Defence Juan Carlos Pinzón at the Troops' Swearing and Recognition Ceremony]" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of National Defence. p. 1. http://www.mindefensa.gov.co/irj/go/km/docs/Mindefensa/Documentos/DISCURSO%20POSESION%20MINISTRO%20JUAN%20CARLOS%20PINZON-05SEPT-2011.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-11. "Mi padre Coronel Pinzón Rincón, mi Madre Marlene, Maria del Pilar, Natalia, Juan Pablo..."
- ^ Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (2011-09-05). "Words of President Juan Manuel Santos during the swearing in of Juan Carlos Pinzón as Minister of Defence" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President (SIG). http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/Prensa/2011/Septiembre/Paginas/20110905_07.aspx. "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. http://www.lasillavacia.com/perfilquien/18894/juan-carlos-pinzon. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Es un gran conocedor de las FFMMH [He is a very knowledgeable about the Military Forces]" (in Spanish). La República (Bogotá). 2011-09-01. http://www.larepublica.co/archivos/ASUNTOSLEGALES/2011-09-01/es-un-gran-conocedor-de-las-ffmm_136823.php. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ Gutiérrez Zapata, Ricardo (2010=06-29). "La disciplina de Juan C. Pinzón [The Discipline of Juan C Pinzón]" (in Spanish). El Espectador (Bogotá). http://www.elespectador.com/impreso/politica/articuloimpreso-211062-disciplina-de-juan-c-pinzon. Retrieved 2011-09-11. "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."
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Pinzón Bueno, Juan Carlos |
| Alternative names |
Pinzón, Juan Carlos |
| Short description |
Colombian Minister of National Defence |
| Date of birth |
22 December 1971 |
| Place of birth |
TunjaColombia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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