Diana Morales
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1988 (age 37–38)
Diana Morales | |
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 Morales in June 2025 | |
| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | |
| Assumed office June 4, 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Luis Carlos Reyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diana Marcela Morales Rojas 1988 (age 37–38) Arauca, Arauca, Colombia |
| Party | Liberal (2009-present) |
| Education | Del Rosario University Pontificia Universidad Javeriana |
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Diana Marcela Morales Rojas (born c. 1988) is a Colombian political scientist and politician who has served as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism since 2025.[1][2][3] A member of the Liberal party, she has served as inter-institutional manager of the Victims Unit, advisor to the National Administrative Department of Statistics directorate, and advisor to the office of the Minister of Technology, Information, and Communications.[4][5][6]
Born in Arauca, Arauca, Morales studied political science at the Del Rosario University.[7] She served as Secretary of the Sixth and Fourth Permanent Constitutional Committees of the Chamber of Representatives from 2018 to 2025.[8][9]
Morales was born in Arauca, Arauca in 1988. She studied political science at the Del Rosario University.[10] She later obtained a master's degree in interdisciplinary development studies with an emphasis on security, peace and development from the University of the Andes, where he also obtained a specialization in state and public policy.[11]
In June 2025, Morales was appointed by President Gustavo Petro as Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism, replacing Luis Carlos Reyes. Her appointment sparked speculation due to her membership in the Liberal Party and her close ties to Simón Gaviria, son of former President César Gaviria, the party's leader. President Gaviria later stated that Morales did not represent the party. Morales officially assumed the ministry on June 5, 2025, almost automatically taking on the role of managing the tariff crisis with the United States and continuing the strategic policy with a slight rapprochement with China.[12]
References
- ↑ "Opinión: Una ministra araucana, por fin, en 200 años" [Opinion: An Araucanian minister, finally, in 200 years]. Meridiano 70 (in Spanish). 5 June 2025. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Conozca el perfil de Diana Marcela Morales Rojas, la nueva ministra de Comercio, Industria y Turismo" [Get to know the profile of Diana Marcela Morales Rojas, the new Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism]. Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish). 4 June 2025. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ Donado Henríquez, Isabella (4 June 2025). "Petro hizo el nombramiento oficial de Diana Morales como nueva ministra de Comercio" [Petro officially appointed Diana Morales as the new Minister of Commerce]. La República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "Diana Marcela Morales Rojas". Chamber of Representatives. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "Diana Marcela Morales será la próxima Ministra de Comercio" [Diana Marcela Morales will be the next Minister of Commerce]. La Silla Vacía (in Spanish). 10 May 2025. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ Castillo, Camilo A. (4 June 2025). "Presidente Petro firmó el decreto que oficializa el nombramiento de Diana Morales como nueva ministra de Comercio" [President Petro signed the decree that formalizes the appointment of Diana Morales as the new Minister of Commerce]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "Oficial: Diana Morales es la nueva ministra de Comercio". El Colombiano. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ "Diana Morales es designada como nueva ministra de Comercio, Industria y Turismo" [Diana Morales is appointed as the new Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 10 May 2025. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ "Conozca a Diana Marcela Morales, nueva ministra de Comercio: la tercera del Gobierno Petro" [Meet Diana Marcela Morales, the new Minister of Commerce: the third in the Petro Government]. La Patria (in Spanish). 6 June 2025. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ Medina Escobar, Mateo (4 June 2025). "¿Quién es Diana Marcela Morales Rojas, nueva ministra de Comercio, Industria y Turismo?" [¿Who is Diana Marcela Morales Rojas, the new Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism?]. Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ Luque Pérez, Santiago (4 June 2024). "¿Quién es Diana Marcela Morales? Perfil y retos de la nueva ministra de Comercio" [¿Who is Diana Marcela Morales? Profile and challenges of the new Minister of Trade]. Cambio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ Reyes Espinosa, Daniel Esteban (11 July 2025). "Diana Marcela Morales, ministra de Comercio, confirmó que Colombia pedirá rebaja en los aranceles impuestos por Estados Unidos" [Diana Marcela Morales, Minister of Trade, confirmed that Colombia will request a reduction in the tariffs imposed by the United States]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
External links
Media related to Diana Morales at Wikimedia Commons
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism 2025-present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded byas Minister of Mines and Energy | Order of precedence of Colombia as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism since June 4, 2025 |
Succeeded byas Minister of National Education |
