Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya

Rubén Darío Lizarralde
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Assumed office
11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byFrancisco Estupiñan
Personal details
BornBuga, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political partyConservative
SpouseMaría Fernanda Campo (divorced)
ChildrenSantiago Lizarralde Campo
Alma materPontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1977)
University of Miami School of Business (MSPM, 1999)
ProfessionLawyer

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, was General Manager of Indupalma, a Colombian palm oil-producing company, and member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research (Corpoica).