Luis Alfredo Acosta
Luis Alfredo Acosta | |
|---|---|
 Acosta in 2025 | |
| Liquidating Agent for the Ministry of Equality and Equity | |
| In office 19 June 2026 – 7 August 2026 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Equality and Equity | |
| In office 21 January 2026 – 19 June 2026 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Juan Carlos Florián |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Alfredo Acosta Zapata 1973 (age 52–53) Caloto, Cauca, Colombia |
| Party | Alternative Indigenous and Social Movement (2015-present) |
Other political affiliations | Historic Pact for Colombia (2021-2025) |
Luis Alfredo Acosta Zapata (born c. 1973) is a Colombian indigenous leader and politician who served as the last Minister of Equality and Equity from January to June 2026,[1] before the ministry's liquidation, and later serving as a liquidating agent for the aforementioned ministry until the end of the Petro administration.[2]
Born in Caloto, Cauca, he is recognized for his activism in education. He participated in Operation Hope where children lost in the Amazon jungle were rescued after a plane crash in 2023. In 2026 he was appointed by President Gustavo Petro as Minister of Equality and Equity, replacing Juan Carlos Florián.[3][4]
Acosta served his term until the start of the liquidation process for the ministry on 5 June 2026, after the process was ordered, Acosta was named as the liquidation agent for that ministry.[2]
Early life, education and family
Luis Alfredo Acosta Zapata was born in Caloto, Cauca, in 1973. His father was one of the founders of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca. His mother was governor of the Huellas indigenous reservation.[5][6]
His father was disappeared when he was 8 years old by the FARC. As a teacher he has highlighted the importance of ethno-education, defending traditional indigenous education based on ancestral knowledge. He has served as national coordinator of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia.
In 2023, he participated in Operation Hope where children lost in the Amazon jungle were rescued after a plane crash in 2023.
References
- ↑ Vargas, María Fernanda (21 January 2026). "Líder indígena Luis Alfredo Acosta es el nuevo ministro de Igualdad" [Indigenous leader Luis Alfredo Acosta is the new Minister of Equality]. Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- 1 2 Espectador, El (29 June 2026). "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Torrado, Santiago (15 February 2026). "Luis Alfredo Acosta, ministro de Igualdad: "Los grupos armados se han aprovechado de la buena voluntad del Gobierno"" [Luis Alfredo Acosta, Minister of Equality: “The armed groups have taken advantage of the good will of the Government”]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ Rodríguez Rozo, María Paula (23 January 2026). "Alfredo Acosta, designado ministro de Igualdad del gobierno de Gustavo Petro, responde a críticas sobre su experiencia: 'Yo tengo los méritos'" [Alfredo Acosta, appointed Minister of Equality in Gustavo Petro's government, responds to criticism about his experience: 'I have the merits']. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ Buitrago, Lorena (21 January 2026). "Él es Luis Alfredo Acosta, el nuevo ministro de la Igualdad" [He is Luis Alfredo Acosta, the new Minister of Equality]. Canal 1 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ Rodríguez Sevilla, Daniel Mauricio (1 January 2026). "Quién es Alfredo Acosta Zapata, nuevo ministro de la Igualdad: su hoja de vida fue publicada en el portal de Presidencia" [Who is Alfredo Acosta Zapata, the new Minister of Equality: his resume was published on the Presidency's website]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
External links
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