Aurora Vergara
Minister of National Education of Colombia since 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vergara and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.
Aurora Vergara Figueroa (born May 14, 1987) is a Colombian sociologist and academic who has been a tenured professor in the Department of Social Studies at the Icesi University and director of the Center for Afrodiasporic Studies.
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Aurora Vergara | |
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Minister of National Education | |
Assumed office February 27, 2023 | |
President | Gustavo Petro |
Preceded by | Alejandro Gaviria |
Deputy Minister of Higher Education | |
In office August 7, 2022 – February 27, 2023 | |
President | Gustavo Petro |
Minister | Alejandro Gaviria |
Preceded by | Maximiliano Gómez |
Succeeded by | Ana Carolina Quijano[1][2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Aurora Vergara Figueroa (1987-05-14) May 14, 1987 (age 36) Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia |
Political party | Soy Porque Somos |
Education | University of Valle, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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In July 2022, she was appointed to be part of the transition team of the Gustavo Petro government along with Mauricio Lizcano, Carolina Corcho and Daniel Rojas. In August that year, the newly appointed Minister of Education, Alejandro Gaviria, appointed her as Deputy Minister of National Education.[3][4]
On February 27, 2023, she was appointed Minister of Education by President Gustavo Petro, replacing the outgoing Alejandro Gaviria.[5][6]