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Omar Andrés Camacho

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Omar Andrés Camacho
Official portrait, 2023
Minister of Mines and Energy
In office
4 August 2023 – 27 February 2025
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byIrene Vélez
Succeeded byEdwin Palma
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
July 20, 2018 – July 20, 2022
ConstituencyCapital District
Personal details
Born
Omar Andrés Camacho Morales

(1981-05-21) May 21, 1981 (age 43)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political partyCommons (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
Historic Pact for Colombia (since 2021)
Alma materFrancisco José de Caldas District University

Omar Andrés Camacho Morales (born 21 May 1981) is a Colombian physicist and political activist who served as Minister of Mines and Energy from 2023 to 2025 during the Petro administration.[1][2][3]

Born in Bogotá, D.C., he studied Physics at the Francisco José de Caldas District University and later earned a master's degree in Energy Management and Renewable Sources from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico.

As a student, he participated in movements that demanded quality education in Colombia.

References

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  1. ^ "Omar Andrés Camacho Morales". congresovisible.uniandes.edu.co. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ Benito, Luis (24 July 2023). "Él es Omar Andrés Camacho Morales, el nuevo ministro de Minas y Energía del Gobierno Petro". infobae.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ "¿Quién es Ómar Andrés Camacho, nuevo ministro de Minas y Energía?". elheraldo.co. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.



Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Mines and Energy
2023–2025
Succeeded by
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Minister of Labour Order of precedence of Colombia
as Minister of Mines and Energy

since August 4, 2023
Succeeded byas Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism