Aurelio Iragorri Valencia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iragorri and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.

Aurelio Iragorri Valencia (born 15 July 1966) is the 12th Minister of the Interior of Colombia, serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Iragorri, who had served as Deputy Minister of the Interior from 2010 to 2012, also served as Santos' Chief of Staff, and as High Presidential Advisor for Political Affairs.

Aurelio Iragorri Valencia
Minister of the Interior
In office 11 September 2013 – 7 August 2018
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Fernando Carrillo Flórez
Succeeded by	Juan Fernando Cristo
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office 2 July 2013 (2013-07-02) – 11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Juan Rafael Mesa
Succeeded by	María Lorena Gutiérrez
High Presidential Advisor for Political Affairs
In office 8 February 2012 (2012-02-08) – 2 July 2013 (2013-07-02)
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Germán Chica Giraldo
Succeeded by	Faihan Al-Fayez Chaljub
Personal details
Born	Aurelio Iragorri Valencia (1966-07-15) 15 July 1966 (age 58) Popayán, Cauca, Colombia
Political party	Party of the U
Spouse	Sonia Heilbron
Children	Jorge Alejandro Iragorri Pulido María Iragorri Pulido
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1991)

Career

Iragorri, a Pontifical Xavierian University educated lawyer, was appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior on 23 August 2010 serving under Minister Federico Renjifo Vélez in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. As Deputy Minister of the Interior, Iragorri was appointed acting Governor of Magdalena following the impeachment of Magdalena's elected governor, Omar Ricardo Díaz-Granados Velásquez, by the Office of the Comptroller General.^[1] Iragorri served only a few days, from 13 December to 29 December 2010,^[2] but shortly after, Iragorri was appointed acting Governor of Casanare following the impeachment of that department's elected governor, Oscar Raúl Iván Flórez Chávez, by the Office of the Inspector General.^[3] This time he served from 14 February to 11 April 2011.^[4]

On 11 August 2011, following a restructuring of the Ministry which divided the Ministry of the Interior and Justice into the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice and Law, Iragorri's post changed nomenclature and went from being Deputy Minister of the Interior to Deputy Minister of Political Affairs, within the Ministry of the Interior.^[5]

On 8 February 2012, Iragorri was appointed High Presidential Advisor for Political Affairs by President Santos.^[6] On 30 March 2012, Iragorri was once again appointed acting governor this time of Valle del Cauca, following the impeachment that department's elected governor, of Héctor Fabio Useche de la Cruz, by the Office of the Comptroller General.^[7]

On 2 July 2013, President Santos appointed Iragorri his Chief of Staff as Director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency.^[8] Iragorri, however, only briefly remained in that position as on 5 September 2013, as part of a planned cabinet reshuffle, President Santos announced the appointment of Iragorri as the new Minister of the Interior.^[9][10] Iragorri was sworn in on 11 September succeeding Fernando Carrillo Flórez in the post.^[11]

Personal life

Aurelio Iragorri Valencia was born on 15 July 1966 in Popayán to Jorge Aurelio Iragorri Hormaza and Diana Valencia López.^[12] His father was a Liberal party politician, and Senator; his mother was the daughter of President Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz.^[13] He is married to Sonia Heilbron with whom he has two children: Jorge Alejandro and María.^[14]

References

1. Vargas Lleras, Germán (10 December 2010). Decreto 4618 de 2010 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of the Interior and Justice. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
2. Vargas Lleras, Germán (29 December 2010). Decreto 4812 de 2010 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of the Interior and Justice. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
3. Vargas Lleras, Germán (14 February 2011). Decreto 401 de 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of the Interior and Justice. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
4. Vargas Lleras, Germán (8 April 2011). Decreto 1158 de 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of the Interior and Justice. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
5. Rodríguez Taylor, Elizabeth Cristina (11 August 2011). Decreto 2893 de 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Administrative Department of the Presidency. p. 14. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
6. Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (8 February 2012). "Palabras del Presidente Santos en la posesión de Aurelio Iragorri Valencia como Alto Consejero para Asuntos Políticos" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
7. Vargas Lleras, Germán (30 March 2012). Decreto 680 de 2012 (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of the Interior. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
8. Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (2 July 2013). "Decreto 1244 de 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. p. 1. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
9. Gómez, José Miguel (5 September 2013). "Colombia's president names five new ministers, including energy". Reuters. Bogotá. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
10. "Presidente Santos presentó el nuevo Gabinete Ministerial" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
11. "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 8 May 2014.
12. "Gobierno designa a Aurelio Iragorri gobernador (e) del Valle del Cauca". Semana (in Spanish). Bogotá. 30 March 2012. ISSN 0124-5473. OCLC 7475329. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
13. Bolaños, Edinson Arley (21 April 2012). "El poder de los Iragorri: el senador y el alto consejero presidencial". El Espectador (in Spanish). Popayán. ISSN 0122-2856. OCLC 436626557. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
14. "El ministro revelación". El Nuevo Liberal (in Spanish). Popayán. 29 December 2013. ISSN 0121-9022. OCLC 20734201. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.