Germán Cardona Gutiérrez

Germán Cardona Gutiérrez
9th Minister of Transport of Colombia
In office
7 August 2010  28 May 2012
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by Andrés Uriel Gallego
Succeeded by Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen
Mayor of Manizales
In office
1 January 2000  1 January 2003
Preceded by Jorge Enrique Rojas Quiceno
Succeeded by Néstor Eugenio Ramírez Cardona
In office
June 1992  December 1994
Preceded by Victoria Eugenia Osorio
Succeeded by Mauricio Arias Arango
Governor of Caldas
In office
September 1989  August 1990
President Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by Victoria Eugenia Osorio
Personal details
Born 28 December 1956
Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Political party Party of the U
Other political
affiliations
Liberal
Spouse(s) Angela María Acebedo (1982present)
Children
  • Alejandra Cardona Acevedo
  • Rafael Cardona Acevedo
Alma mater National University of Colombia (BEng, 1978)
Profession Civil Engineer
Religion Roman Catholic
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cardona and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.

Germán Cardona Gutiérrez (born 28 December 1956) is a Colombian politician who served as the 9th Minister of Transport of Colombia in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón from 2010 to 2012. A civil engineer and businessman, he was twice elected Mayor of Manizales, once appointed Governor of the Department of Caldas, and served as chairman of the Once Caldas in 2005.[1][2]

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