He tried without success to reach the Government of Antioquia and the Mayor of Medellín, now he will risk it as President of the DIM to make them win another star
After years of unsuccessfully trying to enter electoral politics, first to the House of Representatives and then to the Government of Antioquia, and having been vice minister of the Interior on two occasions in the Government of Juan Manuel Santos, Paisa lawyer Juan Camilo Restrepo He managed to have his quarter of an hour in the Presidency of Iván Duque, becoming one of his trusted officials.
The first major position he achieved during that administration was that of Vice Minister of Rural Development, which he reached thanks to his experience as president of the Association of Banana Growers of Colombia (Augura). But then he would end up making the leap with the appointment of him as High Commissioner for Peace of Colombia and then as High Advisor for National Security, both of which he held in parallel. Such was the trust that Iván Duque had in him that he did not hesitate to appoint him as mayor of Medellín during the provisional suspension of Daniel Quintero by the Attorney General’s Office between May and June 2022 and then do the same in Cúcuta during the recall process. failed for Jairo Yáñez.
With Petro in the Presidency, Restrepo had to look for other solutions and following the slogan that dictates that the third time is the charm, he once again launched an election, this time for the Mayor of Medellín. Endorsed by the National Salvation Movement of Enrique Gómez, the lawyer got into a difficult struggle with the former mayor of the city, Federico Gutiérrez, with two fierce opponents of this such as Juan Carlos Upegui and Albert Corredor, among others. Battle from which he did not come out very well, since he ended up being the ninth most supported candidate in the city with just 0.42% of the votes.
But, life would have prepared another destiny for him and it would be the dream of every soccer fan, to be President of the team of which he has been a fan since his childhood. After the departure of Daniel Mauricio Ossa from the Presidency of Deportivo Independiente Medellín, the Board of Directors of which Restrepo is a member elected him as his replacement. Now he, along with the team’s owner, Tulio Gómez’s brother-in-law, Raúl Giraldo, will have the responsibility of leading the team on the right path, seeking a League title that has eluded them since 2016 or a Cup title that they have not achieved since 2020.
