The office of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced the appointment of Marco Emilio Hincapié Ramírez as the new President of Coljuegos – Colombia’s National Gambling Authority.
The appointment was confirmed via a decree published by the governing Colombia Humana Party, nominating new executive governors to lead government agencies.
The former General Manager of the Bogota Lottery, Hincapié Ramírez is a magistrate of Colombia’s Electoral Council and a former deputy to the Assembly of Tolima, detailed among his other previous public positions held.
2023 has seen Coljuegos disrupted by leadership conflicts and changes, amid the transition of a new government led by President Gustavo Petro taking office at the close of 2022.