Carlos Ramón González

Carlos Ramón González Merchán (born November 11, 1958) is a Colombian politician and former member of the M-19 guerrilla,^[4] he represented the department of Santander as a member of the Chamber of Representatives. Later from 2019 to 2023, he served as Co-president of the Green Alliance Party, a position he held alongside Antonio Navarro Wolf and Antanas Mockus. Since April 26, he has served as Director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic, the agency in charge of staffing the office of the President of Colombia.^[5][6]

Carlos Ramón González
General Director of the DNI
Incumbent
Assumed office February 23, 2024
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Manuel Casanova
General Director of the DAPRE
In office April 26, 2022 – February 23, 2024
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Mauricio Lizcano
Succeeded by	Laura Sarabia
President of the Green Alliance
In office May 29, 2019 – April 26, 2023 Serving with Antonio Navarro Wolf Antanas Mockus
Preceded by	Rodrigo Romero
Succeeded by	Carlos Amaya
Councilor of Bucaramanga
In office January 1, 1995 – December 31, 1998
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office December 12, 1991 – July 20, 1994
Constituency	Santander
Personal details
Born	Carlos Ramón González Merchán (1958-11-11) November 11, 1958 (age 65) Puente Nacional, Santander, Colombia
Political party	Green Alliance (since 1994)[1]
Other political affiliations	M-19 (until 1994)[2]
Alma mater	Industrial University of Santander (BBL)[3]
Occupation	Politician and activist