María Consuelo Araújo

María Consuelo Araújo
María Consuelo Araújo in 2006
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 August 2006 (2006-08-07)  19 February 2007 (2007-02-19)
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded byCarolina Barco Isakson
Succeeded byFernando Araújo Perdomo
Minister of Culture
In office
7 August 2002 (2002-08-07)  25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)
PresidentÁlvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded byAracely Morales López
Succeeded byElvira Cuervo Uribe
Personal details
Born
María Consuelo Araújo Castro

(1971-10-27) 27 October 1971
Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
SpouseRicardo Mazalán
Relations
ChildrenSusana Mazalán Araújo
Alma materUniversidad Externado de Colombia, University of Milan
ProfessionEconomist, diplomat

María Consuelo "Conchi" Araújo Castro (Valledupar, October 27, 1971) is a Colombian politician. She was Minister of Culture from 2002 to 2006, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2007 in the government of Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Later, during the second Mayor's Office of Enrique Peñalosa, served as Secretary of Social Integration of Bogotá and as manager of TransMilenio. She is currently the CEO of Gran Colombia Gold Corp. and part of the Mañanas Blu team with Néstor Morales.