General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency

The General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency (General Director of DAPRE) is in charge of overseeing, managing, and executing the administrative tasks related to the presidency of Colombia, while also ensuring the effective implementation of government policies. In this role, the General Director leads the coordination between the Presidency and other state institutions, as well as civil society, and provides support to the President in fulfilling both constitutional and administrative duties.

List List of general secretaries of the presidency From its founding in 1898 until 2014, the highest position within the Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic was that of General Secretary of the Presidency, which changed its name in 2014 during the administration of Juan Manuel Santos.

NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident(s) served underRodrigo LloredaMay 16, 1980August 7, 1981Julio César Turbay AyalaGermán MontoyaAugust 7, 1986August 7, 1990Virgilio BarcoAlberto Velásquez EcheverriJuly 6, 2005August 7, 2006 Álvaro UribeBernardo MorenoAugust 7, 2006August 7, 2010Juan Carlos PinzónAugust 7, 2010September 5, 2011 Juan Manuel SantosFederico Renjifo VélezSeptember 8, 2011May 17, 2012Juan Mesa May 20, 2017May 17, 2013Néstor Humberto MartínezAugust 7, 2014June 15, 2015María Lorena GutiérrezJune 18, 2015March 3, 2016Luis Guillermo VélezMarch 6, 2016March 25, 2017Alfonso PradaMarch 28, 2017August 7, 2018Jorge Mario EastmanAugust 7, 2018April 24, 2019Iván Duque

List of general directors of DAPRE In 2018, during Iván Duque administration, the position was restructured, taking on its current name of General Director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency.

NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident(s) served underMaría Paula CorreaApril 24, 2019October 2, 2019 Iván DuqueDiego MolanoOctober 3, 2019February 2, 2021Víctor Manuel MuñozFebruary 2, 2021 August 7, 2022Mauricio LizcanoAugust 7, 2022May 1, 2023 Gustavo PetroCarlos Ramón GonzálezApril 26, 2022 February 23, 2024Laura SarabiaFebruary 23, 2024 January 20, 2025Jorge RojasJanuary 29, 2025 February 5, 2025Angie RodríguezFebruary 5, 2025January 13, 2026Nhora MondragónJanuary 22, 2026Incumbent

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