Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya
Rubén Darío Lizarralde | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Assumed office 11 September 2013 | |
| 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, 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).