Federico Alonso Renjifo Vélez is the 25th

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dually accredited as Non-Resident Ambassador of Colombia to

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and

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. A Colombian lawyer and economist, he also served as the 30th Minister of Mines and Energy, and 10th

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Personal life

Federico Alonso was born in

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, Valle del Cauca; the eldest of two sons of Marino Renjifo Salcedo and Amparo Vélez Hoyos; his younger brother is named Alejandro. He attended the Colegio Berchmans of Cali where he graduated in 1971. He went on to study at the

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where he ultimately received his

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and

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with his co-authored

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''Ley Marco'' in 1981. He is married to Catalina Crane Arango who is serving as High Presidential Advisor for Public and Private Management.

Career

General Secretary to the President

On 1 September 2011

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Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the designation of Renjifo to succeed Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno as

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to the President as the new Director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic Renjifo, who at the time was working as President of the Fiduciaries Association since 2002, was sworn in on 8 September 2011.

Minister of the Interior

On 25 April 2012 President Santos designated Renjifo to succeed Germán Vargas Lleras in the Ministry of the Interior; he was later sworn in as

on 17 May 2012 at an official ceremony at the Palace of Nariño.

References

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