Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya

Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya
Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya
12th Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 September 2013
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Francisco Estupiñán Heredia
Personal details
Born	Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	María Fernanda Campo Saavedra (divorced)
Children	Santiago Lizarralde Campo
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1977); University of Miami (MSPM, 1999)
Profession	Lawyer

Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya is the 12th Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia, serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Before his appointment, Lizarralde, a lawyer from the Pontifical Xavierian University with a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Miami Business School,[1] was General Manager of Indupalma,[2] a Colombian palm oil-producing company, and member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (Corpoica).[3]

Minister of Agriculture

On 5 September 2013, as part of a planned cabinet reshuffle, President Santos announced the appointment of Lizarralde as the new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.[4][5] Lizarralde was sworn in on 11 September succeeding Francisco Estupiñán Heredia in the post.[6]

References

"School of Business Alumnus Appointed as Colombia's Minister of Agriculture". Coral Gables, FL. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
Domínguez, Juan Carlos (15 September 2013). "'Este año será definitivo para el campo': Minagricultura". El Tiempo (in Spanish). ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
"Junta Directiva de CORPOICA 2013-2015" (in Spanish). Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
Gómez, José Miguel (5 September 2013). "Colombia's president names five new ministers, including energy". Reuters. Bogotá. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
"Presidente Santos presentó el nuevo Gabinete Ministerial" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
"Hemos posesionado a un equipo de lujo: Presidente Santos" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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[1] "School of Business Alumnus Appointed as Colombia's Minister of Agriculture". Coral Gables, FL. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[2] Domínguez, Juan Carlos (15 September 2013). "'Este año será definitivo para el campo': Minagricultura". El Tiempo (in Spanish). ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[3] "Junta Directiva de CORPOICA 2013-2015" (in Spanish). Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.

[4] Gómez, José Miguel (5 September 2013). "Colombia's president names five new ministers, including energy". Reuters. Bogotá. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[5] "Presidente Santos presentó el nuevo Gabinete Ministerial" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[6] "Hemos posesionado a un equipo de lujo: Presidente Santos" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.