Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uribe and the second or maternal family name is Botero.

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. 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.