Guillermo Botero has been confirmed as Minister of Defense

The businessman and lawyer Guillermo Botero Nieto who was chosen on Tuesday by the president-elect, Iván Duque, as Minister of Defense, this way he will become the second Union leader who will occupy this portfolio in the history of Colombia.

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Botero, businessman who was president of National Federation of Merchants ( Fenalco) and from August 7 will occupy the wallet of the Defense replacing Luis Carlos Villegas, who also made career in another guild, National Association of Entrepreneurs (ANDI)

Duque made the announcement Tuesday during his speech at Concordia Summit Americas 201 8 in Bogota, where he badured that Botero has [196] ] 59005] "a great management experience, with great love for Colombia."

It can be emphasized that Botero in recent years was a critical acid of President Juan Manuel Santos, particularly for his security policy and for his management of peace dialogues with the FARC [19659002] "I will be accompanied by the restoration of security", said Duque.

Representative of Fenalco, Botero held positions on the board of directors of several companies but in 2014, the government withdrew it from the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and the health services company Nueva EPS.

During the last election campaign, Botero was very active in social networks supporting Duque, which he believed had the merchants' support because they felt that with his proposals "would create trust in investors " and " an environment "

On the eve of the second round of presidential elections on June 17, Botero said that Colombians should "Be very careful" with the vote: "We will choose between two very different economic models: a free market and an interventionist", in reference to Duke and his competitor Gustavo Petro.

Precisely, a few days ago, Petro had argued that Botero was going to occupy this ministry and also disagreed with the appointment.

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"This minister appointed representative of the transition and the generational change completely excluded from the electoral campaign the debates that he convened", [19659007] also added a question: "Can I guarantee my safety and that of my family at the head of a ministry that will become that of war? "