Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya

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

Rubén Darío Lizarralde
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Francisco Estupiñan
Personal details
Born	Buga, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	María Fernanda Campo (divorced)
Children	Santiago Lizarralde Campo
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1977) University of Miami School of Business (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. Prior to 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

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.