Santiago Rojas Arroyo

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

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).

Santiago Rojas Arroyo
4th Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 October 2013 (2013-10-23)
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida
5th President of Bancóldex
In office 23 August 2010 (2010-08-23) – 23 October 2013 (2013-10-23)
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 (2001-08-23) – 7 August 2002 (2002-08-07)
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 (2000-10-05) – 23 August 2001 (2001-08-23)
President	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by	Ángela María Orozco Gómez
Succeeded by	Claudia María Uribe Pineda
Personal details
Nationality	Colombian
Children	Sofea Rojas Soto
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1991)
Profession	Lawyer

References

1. Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (23 October 2013). Decreto 2339 de 2013 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
2. "Santiago Rojas Arroyo Ministro de Comercio" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Pontifical Xavierian University. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
3. "Santiago Rojas Arroyo: Presidente de Bancóldex" (PDF) (Press release) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombian, Bancóldex. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
4. "Santiago Rojas, El Nuevo Viceministro". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá. 6 October 2000. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
5. "Asume Nuevo Director en la DIAN". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá. 24 August 2001. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254. Retrieved 21 May 2014.