María Mercedes Maldonado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maldonado and the second or maternal family name is Copello.
María Mercedes Maldonado
Maldonado, c. 2015
Secretary of Housing and Habitad of Bogotá
In office
June 27, 2012 – October 18, 2014
MayorGustavo Petro
Preceded byMaría Gaitán
Succeeded byHelga Rivas
Acting Mayor of Bogotá
Acting
April 21, 2014 – April 23, 2014
MayorGustavo Petro
Preceded byRafael Pardo
Succeeded byGustavo Petro
Personal details
BornMaría Mercedes Maldonado Copello
(1958-11-29) November 29, 1958
Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia
PartyIndependent (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations		Humane Colombia (2012-2020)[1]
ResidenceBogotá, D.C.
EducationUniversidad Externado de Colombia (LLB)

María Mercedes Maldonado Copello (born November 29, 1958) is a Colombian politician, lawyer, and academic who served as Secretary of Housing and Habitad of Bogotá for Bogotá from 2012 to 2014 under Mayor Gustavo Petro.[2] A member of the Humane Colombia party, Maldonado also served as acting mayor of Bogotá.[3][4]

Born in Cúcuta, North Santander, Maldonado studied law at Universidad Externado de Colombia. Later, she worked as a professor and researcher at the Institute of Urban Studies, the National University of Colombia, and the University of the Andes.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ ""No sea oportunista" La parada de Maria Mercedes Maldonado a Petro, su antiguo jefe político". Las2orillas. August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "María Mercedes Maldonado". La Silla Vacía. February 12, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "'Mi encargo puede que sea muy corto': nueva alcaldesa (e) de Bogotá". El Tiempo. April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Esta es María Mercedes Maldonado, la nueva alcaldesa (e) de Bogotá". Noticias Caracol. April 21, 2014. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "María Mercedes Maldonado, alcaldesa (e) de Bogotá". Semana. April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  6. ^ Murillo, Óscar (July 29, 2019). "Tras apoyo a Morris, María Mercedes Maldonado se va de Colombia Humana". El Tiempo. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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