José Manuel Restrepo

José Manuel Restrepo Abondano (born 31 August 1970) is a Colombian academic, economist, journalist and politician who is the vice president of Colombia since 2026. He also served as the and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism in the Iván Duque government.

He has a university degree and a postgraduate degree from the Del Rosario University, a master's degree in economics from the London School of Economics, and a DBA in Higher Education Management from the University of Bath in England. He has also served as rector of his alma mater Del Rosario University. For many years he wrote weekly columns for newspapers El Nuevo Siglo and El Espectador. Ideologically, Restrepo holds conservative and right-wing political views. On 10 March 2026, he was announced as the vice-presidential running mate of candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in the 2026 Colombian presidential election.