Jhenifer María Sindei Mojica Flórez is a Colombian lawyer and human rights defender.[1][2] On May 1, 2023, she assumed the position of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the administration of Gustavo Petro. Mojica had been working as director of Ethnic Affairs of the Land Restitution Unit in the same government and led the team to link up with the previous government in the area of agriculture[3][4]

Jhenifer Mojica
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Assumed office
May 1, 2023
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byCecilia López
Personal details
Born
Jhenifer María Sindei Mojica Flórez

Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Political partyIndependent
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Career

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Mojica is a lawyer from the National University of Colombia, specializing in procedural law.[5][6] She has dedicated part of her career to the defense of human rights, particularly the protection of ethical and peasant populations.[7][8]

Mojica was the founder of the Corporation for the Protection[9] and Development of Rural Territories (PRODETER).[10]

Within her performance as a lawyer, she was deputy director of the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) and was part of various processes with the Association of Arhuaco Authorities of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and with the Commission for the Clarification of the Truth.[11]

Mojica was part of the team that designed the Victims and Land Restitution Law.[12]

Mojica was part of the programmatic team of Gustavo Petro's presidential campaign in 2022, and came to the project because of his closeness to Daniel Rojas, a trusted man of the president who was named president of the SAE and had led the government splicing team.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Jhenifer María Sindei Mojica Florez". funcionpublica.gov.co. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ "¿Quién es Jhenifer Mojica, el relevo de Cecilia López en el Ministerio de Agricultura". redmas.com.co. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ "¿Quién es Jhénifer Mojica Flórez, la nueva ministra de Agricultura?". rtvcnoticias.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. ^ Neira, Juan Guillermo (26 April 2023). "Jhenifer Mojica Flórez es la nueva ministra de Agricultura de Colombia". valoraanalitik.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Lo que dice el sector de Jhenifer Mojica, la nueva ministra de Agricultura". eltiempo.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. ^ Alayón Torres, Liliana (1 June 2023). "Gobierno celebra avance de la jurisdicción agraria en el Congreso". rcnradio.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. ^ Ramírez Ariza, Daniela (26 April 2023). "Conozca el perfil de Jhenifer Mojica, la nueva ministra de Agricultura". caracol.com.co. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Ella es Jhenifer Mojica, la nueva ministra de Agricultura". vanguardia.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. ^ Contreras, Juan Pablo; Contreras, Margarita (26 April 2023). "¿Quién es Jhenifer Mojica, el reemplazo de Cecilia López en MinAgricultura?". eltiempo.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Jhenifer Mojica, nueva ministra de Agricultura". pares.com.co. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Jhenifer Mojica, nueva directora de Asuntos Étnicos en la Unidad de Restitución de Tierras". urt.gov.co. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  12. ^ "¿Quién es Jhenifer Mojica, nueva MinAgricultura?". kienyke.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Jhenifer Mojica: de la restitución de tierras al Ministerio de Agricultura". elespectador.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  14. ^ Ramírez, Jualiana (26 April 2023). "¿Quién es la nueva ministra de Agricultura, Jhenifer Mojica?". cambiocolombia.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
2023–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Minister of National Defense Order of precedence of Colombia
as Minister of Finance and Public Credit

since May 1, 2023
Succeeded byas Minister of Health and Social Protection