Santiago Rojas Arroyo is the 4th and current Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.[1] Before his appointment, Rojas, a lawyer from the Pontifical Xavierian University,[2] served as president of the Bank of Foreign Trade of Colombia, Bancóldex,[3] and had previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade,[4] as Director of the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs of Colombia (DIAN),[5] and as Director of the Foreign Trade Institute of Colombia (Incomex).
Santiago Rojas Arroyo | |
|---|---|
| 4th Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2013 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida |
| 5th President of Bancóldex | |
| In office 23 August 2010 – 23 October 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Ardila Latiff |
| Succeeded by | Luis Fernando Castro Vergara |
| 7th Director of National Taxes and Customs of Colombia | |
| In office 23 August 2001 – 7 August 2002 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Fino Serrano |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Aranguren Rincón |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of Colombia | |
| In office 5 October 2000 – 23 August 2001 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Ángela María Orozco Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Claudia María Uribe Pineda |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Children | Sofea Rojas Soto |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1991) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
References edit
- ^ Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (23 October 2013). Decreto 2339 de 2013 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Santiago Rojas Arroyo Ministro de Comercio" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Pontifical Xavierian University. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Santiago Rojas Arroyo: Presidente de Bancóldex" (PDF) (Press release) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombian, Bancóldex. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Santiago Rojas, El Nuevo Viceministro". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá. 6 October 2000. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Asume Nuevo Director en la DIAN". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá. 24 August 2001. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 21 May 2014.