Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya
Rubén Darío Lizarralde | |
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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
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Assumed office 11 September 2013 (2013-09-11) | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos |
Preceded by | Francisco Estupiñan |
Personal details | |
Born | Buga, Cauca Valley, Colombia |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | María Fernanda Campo (divorced) |
Children | Santiago Lizarralde Campo |
Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1977) University of Miami School of Business (MSPM, 1999) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya is the 12th Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia, serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Prior to his appointment, Lizarralde, a lawyer from the Pontifical Xavierian University with a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Miami Business School,[1] was General Manager of Indupalma,[2] a Colombian palm oil-producing company, and member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (Corpoica).[3]
Minister of Agriculture
On 5 September 2013, as part of a planned cabinet reshuffle, President Santos announced the appointment of Lizarralde as the new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.[4][5] Lizarralde was sworn in on 11 September succeeding Francisco Estupiñán Heredia in the post.[6]
References
- ^ "School of Business Alumnus Appointed as Colombia's Minister of Agriculture". Coral Gables, FL. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ Domínguez, Juan Carlos (15 September 2013). "'Este año será definitivo para el campo': Minagricultura". El Tiempo (in Spanish). ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Junta Directiva de CORPOICA 2013-2015" (in Spanish). Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ Gómez, José Miguel (5 September 2013). "Colombia's president names five new ministers, including energy". Reuters. Bogotá. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Presidente Santos presentó el nuevo Gabinete Ministerial" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Hemos posesionado a un equipo de lujo: Presidente Santos" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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