Germán Cardona Gutiérrez

Germán Cardona Gutiérrez (born 28 December 1956) is a Colombian politician who served as the 9th Minister of Transport of Colombia in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón from 2010 to 2012. A civil engineer and businessman, he was twice elected Mayor of Manizales, once appointed Governor of the Department of Caldas, and served as chairman of the Once Caldas in 2005.[1][2]

Germán Cardona Gutiérrez
9th Minister of Transport of Colombia
In office 7 August 2010 – 28 May 2012
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Andrés Uriel Gallego
Succeeded by	Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen
Mayor of Manizales
In office 1 January 2000 – 1 January 2003
Preceded by	Jorge Enrique Rojas Quiceno
Succeeded by	Néstor Eugenio Ramírez Cardona
In office June 1992 – December 1994
Preceded by	Victoria Eugenia Osorio
Succeeded by	Mauricio Arias Arango
Governor of Caldas
In office September 1989 – August 1990
President	Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by	Victoria Eugenia Osorio
Personal details
Born	28 December 1956 Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Party of the U
Other political affiliations	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Angela María Acebedo (1982–present)
Children	Alejandra Cardona Acevedo Rafael Cardona Acevedo
Alma mater	National University of Colombia (BEng, 1978)
Profession	Civil Engineer

References

1. "¿Quién es el próximo Mintransporte, Germán Cardona?" [Who is the next Minister of Transport Germán Cardona?]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
2. "Así es Germán Cardona, nuevo Ministro de Transporte" [This is how the new Minister of Transport, Germán Cardona is]. Dinero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-09-09.

External links

• "Official Profile of Minister Cardona" (in Spanish). Office of the President of Colombia. Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-10-22.