Through a publication made on his official account ‘X’, the President Gustavo Petro confirmed the appointment last Tuesday, July 9 of Daniel Rojas as the new Minister of Education, who will replace the former Minister Aurora Vergara from that portfolio from now on.
It is worth mentioning that the appointment of Rojas as the new Minister of Education takes place after the Colombian president asked Aurora Vergara to resign, who had been in charge of the portfolio since February last year, the date on which the departure of Alejandro Gaviria from the Government of Petro was announced.
Precisely, in this period Vergara had to face various events in which the education sector presented major movements, especially the collapse of the recent statutory reform, that although it was a bill that created a lot of consensus, it was a proposal that was not well received by the teachers’ union until it came on strike..
According to what Fecode stated weeks ago, this project was against the benefits of Colombian teachers and for that reason, the confederation that brings together the largest teachers’ unions in the country. organised various mobilizations throughout the national territory this project led to its demise and being archived in the Republican Congress.
In addition, it is added that former Minister Vergara saw during her period, an event that caused a lot of controversy and occurred due to the election of the rector of the National University of Colombia. Although the minister at the time accepted the election of Ismael Peña, the official decided without signing the document he endorsed as rector of this educational institution.
Who is Daniel Rojas, the new Minister of Education?
Before announcing the profile of the new Minister of Education, it is important to point out that Daniel Rojas served as director of the Special Assets Society (SAE) before his appointment. entity in charge of the administration of the assets due to domain expiration due to illegal activities or those related to the mafia.
According to information published on the SAE official website, Rojas is an economist from the University of Santo Tomas and holds a Masters in Economic Scienceswith knowledge of project formulation, research and experience in the implementation and evaluation of Public Population Policy and monitoring of Macroeconomic Policies.
In his professional career he successfully served as Territorial Youth Manager at IDPAC Area Institute for Community Engagement and Action; in addition to being Public Policy Advisor and Secretary in the field of Territorial Planning of the District Secretariat for Social Cohesion Bogotá Mayor’s Office.
It is worth mentioning that although Daniel Rojas is also known for being an official who is very close to President Gustavo Petro, he will face great challenges in the Education portfolio. One of them is related to the health model of teachers in the Colombian public sector.which created dissatisfaction among teachers due to the difficulty of scheduling appointments and obtaining medication.
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In addition, he must organize and promote a new statutory education reform, which, as we mentioned before, created various controversies among teachers and led to Fecode on the streets to strike, which led to the filing of the statement.
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