Alma Beatriz Rengifo López (1953 – 10 January 2015) was a Colombian lawyer and politician of the Colombian Liberal Party. She served as general secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Minister of Justice and Law, and National Registrar.

Biography

Alma Beatriz Rengifo was born in Silvia, Cauca in 1953. She earned a law degree from the

University of Cauca The Universidad del Cauca is a public institution of higher education located in the city of Popayán, capital of the department of Cauca, Colombia. It was created on April 24, 1827, by Decree by the President Francisco de Paula Santander, civ ...

, and a doctorate in political science at the Xavierian University in 1975. She was appointed

Minister of Justice and Law of Colombia The Ministry of Justice and Law ( es, Ministerio de Justicia y Derecho), is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the administration of law and justice, equivalent to the justice ministries of other coun ...

, as well as delegate minister with executive functions in the government of Ernesto Samper. In addition, she served as legal secretary and deputy director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency, ad hoc legal secretary to learn about matters related to the events that occurred in the Palace of Justice siege by the

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, delegate for administrative contracting, and adviser of the Ministry of Development. In August 2002, Rengifo became National Registrar in the administration of President

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. Additionally, she served as legal secretary of the presidency and as general secretary of the Communications and Foreign Trade portfolios. She served as executive director of the Scenarios Corporation, and was a postgraduate speaker at the Xavierian University, within the Faculty of Legal Sciences. Her law practice focused on consultancy in administrative law, administrative contracting, and commercial law. She was general secretary and head of the legal office of Telecóm at

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's Primera Cadena Radial Colombiana SA. Alma Beatriz Rengifo died in

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on 10 January 2015.

References

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