Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata
| Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata | |
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| 8th Minister of Culture of Colombia | |
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In office 1 June 2007 – 7 August 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Deputy | Enzo Ariza Ayala |
| Preceded by | María Elvira Cuervo |
| Succeeded by | Mariana Garcés Córdoba |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 November 1978 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Alma mater |
Autonomous University of Colombia (BSc) Cambridge University (MPhil) |
| Profession | Industrial Engineer |
Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata (born 11 November 1978) is a Colombian engineer and professor. She served as the 8th Minister of Culture of Colombia in the administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Moreno became the first Afro-Colombian woman, as well as the youngest person, to hold a Cabinet position in Colombia. She was a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow in the Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a non-degree program, the Fellowship offers valuable opportunities for professional development through selected university courses, attending conferences, networking, and practical work experiences during one year.
Moreno studied at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura from 1996 to 1998, graduating with a degree in Italian Language and Culture, and simultaneously attending the Autonomous University of Colombia, where she graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. In 2003 she attended the University of Cambridge thanks to a COLFUTURO Fellowship, where she obtained her Master of Philosophy in Management Studies. In 2010, she was awarded a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow (As a non-degree program, the Fellowship offers valuable opportunities for professional development through selected university courses, attending conferences, networking, and practical work experiences during one year) in the Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More recently, in 2014, Moreno has been selected as one of the sixteen global leaders to be a Yale World Fellow.
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