Susana Muhamad
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development since 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
María Susana Muhamad González (born April 21, 1977) is a Colombian political scientist, environmentalist and politician belonging to the Humane Colombia party. Since August 7, 2022, she has held the position of Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of her country, in the government of Gustavo Petro.[2]
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Susana Muhamad | |
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Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development | |
Assumed office August 7, 2022 | |
President | Gustavo Petro |
Preceded by | Carlos Eduardo Correa |
Councilor of Bogotá | |
In office January 1, 2020 – July 14, 2022 | |
Secretary of Environment of Bogotá | |
In office July 2, 2014 – January 1, 2016 | |
Mayor | Gustavo Petro |
Preceded by | Néstor García Buitrago |
Succeeded by | Francisco Cruz Roble |
In office June 27, 2012 – July 13, 2013 | |
Mayor | Gustavo Petro |
Preceded by | Margarita Flórez Alonso |
Succeeded by | Néstor García Buitrago |
Secretary General of Bogotá | |
In office July 30, 2013 – July 2, 2014 | |
Mayor | Gustavo Petro |
Preceded by | Orlando Rodríguez |
Succeeded by | Martha Lucía Zamora |
Personal details | |
Born | María Susana Muhamad González (1976-11-04) November 4, 1976 (age 47) Bogota, D.C., Colombia |
Political party | Humane Colombia |
Alma mater | University of The Andes Stellenbosch University[1] |
Profession | |
Muhamad is a nationally and internationally recognized environmentalist. She was the former Director for Climate Action Planning for Latin America in the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group.[3] Her work focuses on developing actions that allow Colombia to consolidate as a world power of life, through compliance with international agreements on climate change and loss of biodiversity, the protection of environmental defenders, and the fight against deforestation in the Amazon region.[3]