Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero

Colombian economist and politician

Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero


1st President of the National Mining Agency of Colombia
Assuming office
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Succeeding	Office created
1st Minister of Housing, City and Territory of Colombia
In office 27 September 2011 – 17 May 2012
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Germán Vargas Lleras
5th Minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development of Colombia
In office 7 August 2010 – 27 September 2011
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Carlos Costa Posada
Succeeded by	Office abolished

Personal details
Born	Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
Political party	Conservative
Children	Camilo Córdoba Uribe Santiago Córdoba Uribe
Alma mater	Our Lady of the Rosary University (B.Sc.) London School of Economics (M.Sc.) University of Bath (M.Sc.)
Profession	Economist

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 Álvaro Uribe Vélez's first term in office.^[1] On 7 August 2010, the newly elected President, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón 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.^[2] 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.

Personal life

Uribe was born in Pereira, Risaralda.^[3] She has two sons, Camilo and Santiago.^[3]

References

^ "Beatriz Uribe, designada ministra de Vivienda" [Beatriz Uribe, named minister of housing]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
^ "Santos confirmó a Beatriz Uribe como ministra de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial" [Santos confirmed Beatriz Uribe as minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development]. El Tiempo. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
^ ^a ^b Molano, Johanna (2010-08-29). "Ministra de Vivienda, apasionada por la cocina" [Minister of Housing, passionate for cooking]. El Diario del Otún (in Spanish). Pereira. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

Cabinet of President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018)

Cabinet
Minister of the Interior and Justice	Germán Vargas Lleras (2010–2011)
Minister of the Interior	Germán Vargas Lleras (2011–2012) Federico Renjifo Vélez (2012–2012) Fernando Carrillo Flórez (2012–2013) Aurelio Iragorri Valencia (2013–2014) Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos (2014–2018)
Minister of Justice and Law	Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero (2011–2012) Ruth Stella Correa Palacio (2012–2013) Alfonso Gómez Méndez (2013–2014) Yesid Reyes Alvarado (2014–2016) Jorge Eduardo Londoño (2016–2017) Enrique Gil Botero (2017–2018)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar (2010–2018)
Minister of Finance and Public Credit	Juan Carlos Echeverry Garzón (2010–2012) Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (2012–2018)
Minister of National Defence	Rodrigo Rivera Salazar (2010– 2011) Juan Carlos Pinzón (2011–2015) Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri (2015–2018)
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar (2010–2013) Francisco Estupiñán Heredia (2013–2013) Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya (2013–2014) Aurelio Iragorri Valencia (2014–2018)
Minister of Social Protection	Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (2010–2011)
Minister of Labour	Rafael Pardo Rueda (2011–2014) Luis Eduardo Garzón (2014–2018)
Minister of Health and Social Protection	Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (2011–2012) Beatriz Londoño Soto (2012–2012) Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (2012–2018)
Minister of Mines and Energy	Carlos Rodado Noriega (2010–2011) Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (2011–2012) Federico Renjifo Vélez (2012–2013) Amilkar Acosta Medina (2013–2014) Tomás González Estrada (2014–2016) María Lorena Gutiérrez (2016–2016) Germán Arce (2016–2018)
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism	Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida (2010–2013) Santiago Rojas Arroyo (2013–2014) Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen (2014–2018)
Minister of National Education	María Fernanda Campo Saavedra (2010–2014) Gina Parody d'Echeona (2014–2018)
Minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development	Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero (2010—2011)
Minister of Housing, City and Territory	Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero (2011–2012) Germán Vargas Lleras (2012–2013) Luis Felipe Henao Cardona (2013–2018)
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development	Frank Pearl González (2011–2012) Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara (2012–2013) Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar (2013–2014) Gabriel Vallejo López (2014–2018)
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications	Diego Molano Vega (2010–2018)
Minister of Transport	Germán Cardona Gutiérrez (2010–2012) Miguel Esteban Peñaloza Barrientos (2012–2012) Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen (2012–2014) Natalia Abello Vives (2014–2018)
Minister of Culture	Mariana Garcés Córdoba (2010–2018)