Antonio Sanguino

Antonio Sanguino
Official portrait, 2025
Minister of Labour
Assumed office
February 18, 2025
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byGloria Inés Ramírez
Chief of Staff of the Superior Mayor of Bogotá
In office
July 21, 2022 – April 10, 2023
MayorClaudia López
Preceded byLuis Ernesto Gómez
Succeeded byMaría Lucía Villalva
Senator of Colombia
In office
July 20, 2018 – July 20, 2022
Councilor of Bogotá
In office
January 1, 2008 – November 22, 2017
LeaderMaría Fernanda Rojas
Personal details
Born
Antonio Eresmid Sanguino Páez

(1965-06-01) June 1, 1965
Ocaña, North Santander, Colombia
Political partyGreen Alliance
(2009-present)
Other political
affiliations
Alternative Democratic Pole
(2007-2009)
Residences
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • sociologist

Antonio Eresmid Sanguino Páez (born June 1, 1965) is a Colombian sociologist and politician who has served as Minister of Labour since 2025.[1][2] A member of the Green Alliance party, he was also Chief of staff to the Mayor of Bogotá, Senator and Councilor of Bogotá.[3][4][5]

Born in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, he is a sociologist and graduated from the Cooperative University of Colombia. He later served as a Councilor of Bogotá from 2008 to 2017, where he was a caucus leader from 2013 to 2016. He was elected Senator in 2018 and later, in 2022, was confirmed as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Bogotá under Mayor Claudia López.

References

  1. ^ Triana Sánchez, Santiago (12 February 2025). "Gustavo Petro designa a Antonio Sanguino como nuevo ministro de Trabajo de Colombia". El País. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Antonio Sanguino Páez se posesionó como nuevo Ministro del Trabajo del Gobierno Petro". Ministry of Labour. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Antonio Sanguino". La Silla Vacía. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  4. ^ Muñoz Medina, Lina (12 February 2025). "Antonio Sanguino asume el Ministerio de Trabajo en medio de investigaciones y cuestionamientos por corrupción". Infobae. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Antonio Sanguino, nuevo ministro de Trabajo: sus polémicas en contratación pública y su pasado ligado al ELN". El Colombiano. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.