General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency


The General Director of Administrative Department of the Presidency 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.

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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 under
Rodrigo LloredaMay 16, 1980August 7, 1981Julio César Turbay Ayala
Germán MontoyaAugust 7, 1986August 7, 1990Virgilio Barco
Alberto Velásquez EcheverriJuly 6, 2005August 7, 2006Álvaro Uribe
Bernardo MorenoAugust 7, 2006August 7, 2010Álvaro Uribe
Juan Carlos PinzónAugust 7, 2010September 5, 2011Juan Manuel Santos
Federico Renjifo VélezSeptember 8, 2011May 17, 2012Juan Manuel Santos
Juan MesaMay 20, 2017May 17, 2013Juan Manuel Santos
Néstor Humberto MartínezAugust 7, 2014June 15, 2015Juan Manuel Santos
María Lorena GutiérrezJune 18, 2015March 3, 2016Juan Manuel Santos
Luis Guillermo VélezMarch 6, 2016March 25, 2017Juan Manuel Santos
Alfonso PradaMarch 28, 2017August 7, 2018Juan Manuel Santos
Jorge 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 under
María Paula CorreaApril 24, 2019October 2, 2019Iván Duque
Diego MolanoOctober 3, 2019February 2, 2021Iván Duque
Víctor Manuel MuñozFebruary 2, 2021August 7, 2022Iván Duque
Mauricio LizcanoAugust 7, 2022May 1, 2023Gustavo Petro
Carlos Ramón GonzálezApril 26, 2022February 23, 2024Gustavo Petro
Laura SarabiaFebruary 23, 2024January 20, 2025Gustavo Petro
Jorge RojasJanuary 29, 2025February 5, 2025Gustavo Petro
Angie RodríguezFebruary 5, 2025January 13, 2026Gustavo Petro
Nhora MondragónJanuary 22, 2026IncumbentGustavo Petro