Santiago Rojas Arroyo
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PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded bySergio Díaz-Granados Guida
Nominated byJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded byGustavo Ardila Latiff
Santiago Rojas Arroyo | |
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| 4th Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2013 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida |
| 5th President of Bancóldex | |
| In office 23 August 2010 – 23 October 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Ardila Latiff |
| Succeeded by | Luis Fernando Castro Vergara |
| 7th Director of National Taxes and Customs of Colombia | |
| In office 23 August 2001 – 7 August 2002 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Fino Serrano |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Aranguren Rincón |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of Colombia | |
| In office 5 October 2000 – 23 August 2001 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Preceded by | Ángela María Orozco Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Claudia María Uribe Pineda |
| Personal details | |
| Children | Sofea Rojas Soto |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1991) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Santiago Rojas Arroyo is the 4th and current Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.[1] Before his appointment, Rojas, a lawyer from the Pontifical Xavierian University,[2] served as president of the Bank of Foreign Trade of Colombia, Bancóldex,[3] and had previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade,[4] as Director of the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs of Colombia (DIAN),[5] and as Director of the Foreign Trade Institute of Colombia (Incomex).