Mauricio Lizcano
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Mauricio Lizcano | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister of Information Technologies and Communications | |
| In office 1 May 2023 – 27 January 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Sandra Urrutia |
| Succeeded by | Julián Molina |
| General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency | |
| In office 7 August 2022 – 1 May 2023 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Víctor Manuel Muñoz |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Ramón González |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 20 July 2016 – 20 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Fernando Velasco |
| Succeeded by | Efraín Cepeda |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2010 – 20 July 2018 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 20 July 2006 – 20 July 2010 | |
| Constituency | Caldas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango 12 August 1976 |
| Party | Independent (2021-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Union Party for the People (2006-2021)[1] |
| Spouse |
Catalina Mesa (m. 2006) |
| Education | |
Óscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango (born 12 August 1976) is a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Information Technologies and Communications from 2023 to 2025 under President Gustavo Petro.[2][3][4] Lizcano has served as General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency and President of the Senate.[5]
Born in Medellín, Antioquia, Lizcano holds a degree in Law from the Del Rosario University. He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives for Caldas in 2006 and later as a Senator in 2010, a position he held for eight years.
