Colombia · Transition
Key Facts
The first pick. De la Espriella named Rodrigo Lara Restrepo as his interior minister, the first confirmed post in the incoming cabinet.
Who he is. A lawyer and former Cambio Radical senator, and the son of assassinated justice minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla.
The handover. The empalme is under way, and outgoing minister Armando Benedetti has offered to begin the Interior transition.










