Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero is a Colombian economist and politician currently serving as the 1st President of the
National Mining Agency
Colombia.
Career
Ministry of Housing
Uribe has worked as President of the Colombian Chamber of Construction (Camacol), served as Deputy Minister of Housing during
President
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* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
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Álvaro Uribe Vélez Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrio ...
's first term in office. On 7 August 2010, the newly elected President,
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
An economist by profession and a journalist by trade ...
appointed her to serve as the 5th
Minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development. During her time in the Ministry she oversaw the restructuring of the Ministry separating the housing and territory
portfolios from that of environment, thus creating two separate ministries in the cabinet.
On 27 September 2011 Uribe was reappointed as the 1st
Minister of Housing, City and Territory, serving until 17 May 2012 when she was replaced by
Germán Vargas Lleras
Germán Vargas Lleras (; born 19 February 1962) is a Colombian politician who recently served as Vice President of Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. A member of the Radical Change political party, he served four consecutive ...
.
Personal life
Uribe was born in
Pereira,
Risaralda.
[
] She has two sons, Camilo and Santiago.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Pereira, Colombia
Living people
Del Rosario University alumni
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Colombian economists
Ministers of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development of Colombia
Ministers of Housing, City and Territory of Colombia
Women government ministers of Colombia
21st-century Colombian women politicians
21st-century Colombian politicians
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