Mauricio Santamaría
Mauricio Santamaría Salamanca | |
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| Director of the National Planning Department of Colombia | |
| Assumed office 24 January 2012 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Hernando José Gómez Restrepo |
| 1st Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia | |
| In office 3 November 2011 – 24 January 2012 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Juan Luis Londoño de la Cuesta |
| Succeeded by | Beatriz Londoño Soto |
| 3rd Minister of Social Protection of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 2010 – 3 November 2011 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Diego Palacio Betancourt |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1966 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Alma mater | University of the Andes (BA Econ) Georgetown University (M.Econ, Ph.D.) |
| Profession | Economist |
Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (born 19 August 1966) is a Colombian economist and politician, who previously served as Director of the National Planning Department of Colombia.[1] He served as the 3rd Minister of Social Protection during the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón from 2010 until its restructuring amidst a wider Ministerial Reform when the Ministry was divided into separate Health and Labour ministries, being reappointed then as the 1st Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia until 2012 when he was reassigned. An economist from Georgetown University, Santa María has worked as a Consultant and Senior Economist for the World Bank, was Deputy Director of the National Planning Department, and prior to his appointment served as Adjunct Director of the Colombian Foundation of Higher Education and Development (Fedesarrollo).[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Presidente Santos posesionó a Mauricio Santamaría como Director de Planeación Nacional y a Beatriz Londoño como Ministra de Salud" [President Santos Sworn In Mauricio Santamaría as National Planning Director and Beatriz Londoño as Minister of Health] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Press Office of the President (SIG). 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "¿Quién es Mauricio Santamaría, nuevo ministro de la Protección Social?" [Who is Mauricio Santamaría, new minister of Social Protection?]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Mauricio Santa María designado Ministro de Protección Social" [Mauricio Santa María named Minister of Social Protection]. Dinero (in Spanish). 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Official Curriculum Vitae of Minister Santamaría" (in Spanish). Ministry of Social Protection. Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
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