José Manuel Restrepo Abondano (born 1969) is a Colombian academic, economist, journalist and politician who served as the Minister of Finance and Public Credit from 3 May 2021 to 7 August 2022,[1] he also served as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia since 7 August 2018[2][3] until 3 May 2021.

[6] Restrepo started his career working as an advisor to the Economic Commission (committee) of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia.

He continued his career in the civil service, becoming Budget and Financial Planning Director of Fonade, the National Fund for Development Projects in Colombia.

On 14 July 2018, President-elect Duque announced on Twitter that he had appointed Restrepo to his government as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.

[12][non-primary source needed] President Duque described Restrepo as "one of the most illustrious Colombians of our generation" and "who will make history in office".