Carlos Alberto Baena López (born 12 November 1967) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who serves, since 2020, as Vice Minister for Participation and Equality of Rights of the Ministry of the Interior of Colombia.

He is supportive of the decriminalization of psychoactive drugs consumption,[8] and the creation of supervised injection sites and harm reduction policies, in order to offer medical assistance to substance dependent-individuals.

[19][20] In 2012 he was declared Honorary Citizen of Quibdó by Mayor Zulia Mena García for his work in Congress towards protecting the rights of Afro-Colombians.

[21][22] On June 26, 2022, he was awarded the Luis Carlos Galan Sarmiento Medal of Merit, for his contributions to human rights, democracy and civic participation.

He later attended University of the Andes where he obtained a Master of Public Administration, and completed further programs in Negotiation and High Government Studies.