Armando Benedetti
Armando Benedetti | |
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Benedetti in 2025 | |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Juan Fernando Cristo |
| Chief of Staff of the Casa de Nariño | |
| In office 3 February 2025 – 1 March 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Laura Sarabia |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Saade |
| Ambassador of Colombia to FAO | |
| In office 8 February 2024 – 25 November 2024 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Hernando Agudelo |
| Succeeded by | Jhenifer Mojica |
| Ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela | |
| In office 24 August 2022 – 19 July 2023 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Germán Castañeda |
| Succeeded by | Milton Rengifo |
| President of the Social Party of National Unity | |
| In office June 8, 2016 – October 20, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Barreras |
| Succeeded by | Aurelio Iragorri Valencia |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 20 July 2010 – 20 July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Javier Enrique Cáceres |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Corzo |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2006 – 20 July 2022 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives | |
| In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2006 | |
| Constituency | Capital District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Armando Alberto Benedetti Villaneda 29 August 1967 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Party | Humane Colombia (2020-present) |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (BA) |
| Website | www |
Armando Alberto Benedetti Villaneda (born 29 August 1967) is a Colombian social communicator, journalist, politician, and diplomat who has served as Minister of the Interior since 2025. A member of the Humane Colombia party, he has also served as Ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela, Colombia's Ambassador to the FAO, and Chief of Staff of the Casa de Nariño.
Born in Barranquilla, Atlántico. He holds a degree in Social Communication from the Pontifical Xavierian University. After serving as a Councilor of Bogotá from 1998 to 2000, he was elected to the Chamber of Representatives for Bogotá and later elected Senator in 2006, a position he held for sixteen years.
In 2022, he joined Gustavo Petro 2022 presidential campaign. Due to his political influence within the Petro administration, he is one of its most controversial members. In February 2024, he was confirmed as Chief of Staff of the Casa de Nariño and a week later as Minister of the Interior, replacing Juan Fernando Cristo.