Mauricio Lizcano

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lizcano and the second or maternal family name is Arango.

Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango (born August 12, 1976) is a Colombian politician and lawyer, graduated from the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the University of the Rosario. He was elected member of the Chamber of Representatives in 2006, senator of Colombia in 2010, and re-elected again in 2014. He is the son of former representative Óscar Tulio Lizcano, kidnapped in 2000 by members of the FARC guerrillas, from where he ran to escape in 2008. He served as President of the Senate in the period 2016 and 2017. He is Minister of Information Technology and Communications since May 1, 2023.^[2][3][4]

Mauricio Lizcano
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications
Incumbent
Assumed office May 1, 2023
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Sandra Urrutia
General Director of the DAPR
In office August 7, 2022 – May 1, 2023
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Victor Manuel Muñoz
Succeeded by	Carlos Ramón González
President of the Senate
In office July 20, 2016 – July 20, 2017
Preceded by	Luis Fernando Velasco
Succeeded by	Efraín Cepeda
Senator of Colombia
In office July 20, 2010 – July 20, 2018
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office July 20, 2006 – July 20, 2010
Constituency	Caldas
Personal details
Born	Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango (1976-08-12) August 12, 1976 (age 48) Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
Political party	Party of the U (2006-2021)[1]
Education	University del Rosario (BL). Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT

References

1. "El expresidente del Senado, Mauricio Lizcano, renuncia al partido de La U". infobae.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
2. "La cartera de las TIC tendrá a Mauricio Lizcano como ministro". elespectador.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
3. "Así reaccionaron los sectores políticos a la salida de siete ministros del gabinete Petro". caracol.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
4. Ojeda, Diego (29 April 2023). "Las miradas a Mauricio Lizcano, el nuevo ministro de las TIC". elespectador.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

External links

• Media related to Mauricio Lizcano at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Luis Fernando Velasco	President of the Senate 2016-2017	Succeeded by Efraín Cepeda
Preceded by Victor Manuel Muñoz	General Director of the DAPR 2022-2023	Succeeded by Carlos Ramón González
Preceded by Sandra Urrutia	Minister of Information Technologies and Communications 2023-present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Catalina Velasco as Minister of Housing, City and Territory	Order of precedence of Colombia as Minister of Information Technologies and Communications since April 26, 2022	Succeeded by William Camargo as Minister of Transport