María Mercedes Maldonado

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
PartyIndependent (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations
Humane Colombia (2012-2020)
EducationUniversidad Externado de Colombia (LLB)
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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. A member of the Humane Colombia party, Maldonado also served as acting mayor of Bogotá.

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.