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Yaneth Giha Tovar

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Yaneth Giha Tovar
Minister of National Education
In office
16 November 2016 – 7 August 2018[1]
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byGina Parody
Succeeded byMaría Victoria Angulo[1]
Director of the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
In office
20 August 2014 – 15 November 2016
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byAlicia Ríos Hurtado
Succeeded byAlejandro Olaya Dávila
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
7 August 2010 – 4 June 2013
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
MinisterRodrigo Rivera
Juan Carlos Pinzón
Personal details
BornBarranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Political partySocial Party of National Unity
Alma materKing's College London
University of Los Andes
Pontifical Xavierian University
ProfessionEconomist

Yaneth Giha Tovar is an economist and politician who served as the Colombian Minister of Education from 2016 to 2018. Yaneth Giha has also held the position of Director of Colcienas and Deputy Minister of Defence (2010–2013).[2] Yaneth obtained an economics degree from University of Los Andes, and a master's degree from King's College London.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b https://www.mineducacion.gov.co/1759/w3-article-373732.html?_noredirect=1 https://www.mineducacion.gov.co/1759/w3-article-373732.html?_noredirect=1
  2. ^ "Renunció la viceministra de Defensa Yaneth Giha" (in Spanish). El Espectador. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. ^ "Yaneth Giha es la nueva ministra de Educación". 10 November 2016.