Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo

Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo
Jaramillo in 2023
Minister of Health and Social Protection
Assumed office
May 1, 2023
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byCarolina Corcho
Mayor of Ibague
In office
January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byLuis Hernando Rodríguez
Succeeded byAndrés Fabian Hurtado
Secretary of Government of Bogotá
In office
May 8, 2013 – February 10, 2024
MayorGustavo Petro
Preceded byGuillermo Asprilla
Succeeded byHugo Zárate
Secretary of Health of Bogotá
In office
January 1, 2012 – May 8, 2013
MayorGustavo Petro
Preceded byCecilia Sierra
Succeeded byHugo Zárate
Senator of Colombia
In office
September 13, 2009 – July 20, 2010
Governor of Tolima
In office
January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2004
Preceded byCarlos Stefan
Succeeded byJorge García
In office
August 25, 1986 – July 5, 1987
Preceded byJosé Osorio Bedoya
Succeeded byJuan Tole Lis
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
July 20, 1982 – July 20, 1986
ConstituencyTolima
Personal details
Born
Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo Martínez

(1950-06-25) June 25, 1950 (age 74)
Líbano, Tolima, Colombia
Political partyLiberal (1976-1997)
Social and Political Front (1999-2003)
Democratic Pole (2003-2011)
Progressive Movement (2011-2014)
Indigenous and Social Alternative Movement (2015-2020)
Humane Colombia (2021-present)
Other political
affiliations
Decency List (2017-2021) Historic Pact (2021-present)
EducationDel Rosario University
University of Lund
University of Uppsala

Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo Martínez (born June 25, 1950) is a Colombian politician and surgeon, graduated from the Universidad del Rosario, with specializations in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery from the University of Lund, and in pediatric cardiac surgery from the University of Uppsala, both in Sweden.[1] He was elected governor of the department of Tolima on two occasions, one by presidential appointment and the other by popular election. He was a Senator of Colombia and Secretary of Government and Health of Bogotá[2] Was elected mayor of Ibagué, for the period 2016–2019. Since May 1, 2023, he is the Minister of Health and Social Protection, in the administration of Gustavo Petro.[3]

  1. ^ "El rebelde con causa". semana.com. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo". lasillavacia.com. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Los hermanos Mauricio y Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo Martínez, tras la Alcaldía de Ibagué". eltiempo.com. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2023.