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COLOMBIA · TRANSITION

Colombia’s incoming government has named the man who will run its finances, and it is the clearest signal yet of the economic course it intends to steer. President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has picked Miguel Gómez Martínez for Hacienda, the country’s most powerful economic post.

De la Espriella named Gómez as Minister of Hacienda y Crédito Público on June 30, his second confirmed pick after Rodrigo Lara at Interior. The choice was confirmed by the transition team and by the president-elect himself.