Beatriz Londoño Soto

Colombian physician and administrative politician

Beatriz Londoño Soto


Colombia Ambassador to Switzerland
In office 26 March 2013 (2013-03-26) – April 2015
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Claudia Turbay Quintero
Succeeded by	Julián Jaramillo Escobar
2nd Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia
In office 24 January 2011 (2011-01-24) – 3 September 2012 (2012-09-03)
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Mauricio Santa María Salamanca
Succeeded by	Alejandro Gaviria Uribe

Personal details
Born	1959 Medellín
Nationality	Colombian
Spouse	Alonso Bravo Escobar
Children	María Bravo Londoño
Alma mater	Pontifical Bolivarian University (MBBS, 1982) Harvard School of Public Health (MPH, 1990)
Profession	Physician

Beatriz Londoño Soto (born 1959) is a Colombian physician and administrative politician who previously served as the Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland and as the 2nd Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.^[1] She had previously served as Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare under the administration of her predecessor from 2010 to 2011, and as Director of the Colombian Family Welfare Institute from 2002 to 2006.^[2]

Ambassadorship

On 19 March 2013 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Londoño Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland.^[3] She presented her Letters of Credence to the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer, and the Federal Chancellor of Switzerland, Corina Casanova, at a ceremony at the Federal Palace on 26 March 2013.^[4]

References

^ "Presidente Santos posesionó a Mauricio Santamaría como Director de Planeación Nacional y a Beatriz Londoño como Ministra de Salud" [President Santos Sworn In Mauricio Santamaría as National Planning Director and Beatriz Londoño as Minister of Health] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Press Office of the President (SIG). 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
^ "Hoja de Vida" [Curriculum Vitae] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-04-14.
^ "Presidente Santos posesionó a la nueva Embajadora de Colombia en Suiza" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^ "Remise des lettres de créance" (in French). Bern: Switzerland, Federal Authorities. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

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)