Catalina Velasco
Profile
Catalina Velasco is a Colombian economist and politician who served as the Minister of Housing, City and Territory from 2022 to 2024 under President Gustavo Petro. An experienced urban planner and public policy consultant, she previously held roles as the Secretary of Habitat and Secretary of Planning for Bogotá. Velasco studied economics at the University of the Andes, specialized in urban planning law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and later earned a master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a doctorate in political studies from the Externado de Colombia University.
Details
- Born
- 1971-06-18 · 55 years old
- Birth place
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Education
- University of the Andes; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; University of Michigan; Externado de Colombia University
- Career
- Economist, public policy consultant, and urban management specialist
