Amilkar Acosta Medina

Amilkar David Acosta Medina
31st Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia
Assumed office
11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by Federico Renjifo Vélez
Senator of Colombia
In office
12 December 1991 (1991-12-12) – 20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)
President of the Senate of Colombia
In office
20 July 1997 (1997-07-20) – 20 July 1998 (1998-07-20)
Preceded by Luis Fernando Londoño Capurro
Succeeded by Fabio Valencia Cossio
Personal details
Born (1950-11-01) 1 November 1950
Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Nydia Restrepo Herrera
Children
  • Camilo Ernesto Acosta Restrepo
  • Juan David Acosta Restrepo
Alma mater University of Antioquia
Profession Economist
Website www.amylkaracosta.net

Amilkar David Acosta Medina[1] (born 1 November 1950) is a Colombian economist, and the 31st Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia, serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. A former member of the Board of Directors of Ecopetrol and of the National Federation of Biofuels,[2][3] Acosta was professor of mining law at the Universidad Externado de Colombia, and had served as Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy from 1990 to 1991.[4]

Minister of Mines and Energy

On 5 September 2013, as part of a planned cabinet reshuffle, President Santos announced the appointment of Acosta as the new Minister of Mines and Energy.[5][6] Acosta was sworn in on 11 September succeeding Federico Renjifo Vélez in the post.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (11 September 2013). Decreto 1980 de 2013 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Téllez, Mauricio (25 September 2013). "Ecopetrol S.A. discloses a letter from Amilcar Acosta, Independent Director" (PDF) (press release). Bogotá: Ecopetrol. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nueva conformación de la Junta Directiva Fedebiocombustibles" (in Spanish). National Federation of Biofuels. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sarabia y Amilkar Acosta dan el salto en la Costa". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 17 June 1991. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254.
  5. ↑ Gómez, José Miguel (5 September 2013). "Colombia's president names five new ministers, including energy". Bogotá. Reuters. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Presidente Santos presentó el nuevo Gabinete Ministerial" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hemos posesionado a un equipo de lujo: Presidente Santos" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  • "Profile of Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar, Minister" (in Spanish). Colombia, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13.
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