Santiago Rojas Arroyo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is Arroyo.
Santiago Rojas Arroyo
4th Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia
Assumed office
23 October 2013 (2013-10-23)
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida
5th President of Bancóldex
In office
23 August 2010 (2010-08-23) – 23 October 2013 (2013-10-23)
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 (2001-08-23) – 7 August 2002 (2002-08-07)
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 (2000-10-05) – 23 August 2001 (2001-08-23)
President Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by Ángela María Orozco Gómez
Succeeded by Claudia María Uribe Pineda
Personal details
Nationality Colombian
Alma mater Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1991)
Profession Lawyer

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).

References

  1. ↑ Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (23 October 2013). Decreto 2339 de 2013 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Santiago Rojas Arroyo Ministro de Comercio" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Pontifical Xavierian University. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Santiago Rojas Arroyo: Presidente de Bancóldex" (PDF) (Press release) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombian, Bancóldex. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Santiago Rojas, El Nuevo Viceministro" (in Spanish). Bogotá. 6 October 2000. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Asume Nuevo Director en la DIAN" (in Spanish). Bogotá. 24 August 2001. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.