Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero
1st President of the National Mining Agency of Colombia
Assuming office
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Succeeding
  • Office created
1st Minister of Housing, City and Territory of Colombia
In office
27 September 2011 – 17 May 2012
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by
  • Office created
Succeeded byGermán Vargas Lleras
5th Minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development of Colombia
In office
7 August 2010 – 27 September 2011
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded byCarlos Costa Posada
Succeeded by
  • Office abolished
Personal details
BornPereira, Risaralda, Colombia
Political partyConservative
ChildrenCamilo Córdoba Uribe
Santiago Córdoba Uribe
Alma materOur Lady of the Rosary University (B.Sc.)
London School of Economics (M.Sc.)
University of Bath (M.Sc.)
ProfessionEconomist

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

  1. ^ "Beatriz Uribe, designada ministra de Vivienda" [Beatriz Uribe, named minister of housing]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
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