María Consuelo Araújo

María Consuelo Araújo
María Consuelo Araújo
	María Consuelo Araújo in 2006
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 7 August 2006 – 19 February 2007
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Carolina Barco Isakson
Succeeded by	Fernando Araújo Perdomo
Minister of Culture
	In office; 7 August 2002 – 25 January 2006
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Aracely Morales López
Succeeded by	Elvira Cuervo Uribe
Personal details
Born	María Consuelo Araújo Castro; 27 October 1971 (age 52); Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
Spouse	Ricardo Mazalán
Relations	Álvaro Araújo Noguera (father); Álvaro Araújo Castro (brother); Consuelo Araújo Noguera (aunt); Hernando Molina Araujo (cousin);
Children	Susana Mazalán Araújo
Alma mater	Universidad Externado de Colombia, University of Milan
Profession	Economist, diplomat

María Consuelo "Conchi" Araújo Castro (Valledupar, October 27, 1971) is a Colombian politician. She was Minister of Culture from 2002 to 2006, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2007 in the government of Álvaro Uribe Vélez.^[1] Later, during the second Mayor's Office of Enrique Peñalosa, served as Secretary of Social Integration of Bogotá and as manager of TransMilenio. She is currently the CEO of Gran Colombia Gold Corp.^[2] and part of the Mañanas Blu team with Néstor Morales.

Biography[edit]

Personal life

Araújo comes from a family closely linked to politics. Her father, Álvaro Araújo Noguera, was part of the government of Alfonso López Michelsen, her aunt Consuelo Araújo Noguera was Minister of Culture of Andrés Pastrana and her brother, Álvaro Araújo Castro, was a senator and leader of the ALAS-Team Colombia.

She studied Finance and International Relations at the Externado University of Colombia and is a specialist in Government, Management and Public Affairs from the same institution. She was director of the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden during the administration of Enrique Peñalosa as Mayor of Bogotá (1998-2000) and of the city's District Institute of Recreation and Sports, under the government of Antanas Mockus (2001-2003).

After resigning from her position as chancellor she went on to serve as postgraduate director of the Faculty of Finance, Government and International Relations of the Externado University of Colombia.

She is married to the Argentine photographer Ricardo Mazalán and has a daughter, Susana, in 2002.

As Minister

During the first term of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002 - 2006), Araújo served as Minister of Culture. In 2006, after a diplomatic crisis caused by former presidents Ernesto Samper and Andrés Pastrana, Araújo, who had been designated as a future ambassador to Mexico, was appointed chancellor, replacing Carolina Barco, who went on to replace Andrés Pastrana in the United States embassy. position he held since August 7 of the same year.

On 19 February 2007, she resigned from her ministerial portfolio^[3] following the arrest of her brother, Senator Álvaro Araújo Castro, investigated and charged with giving support to paramilitary groups active in the country's ongoing internal conflict. Her father was under investigation for the same crimes.^[4]

She recommended Fernando Araújo Perdomo (no relation) and he was appointed as new minister by the president.

After resigning as minister

She has been the CEO of Gran Colombia Gold Corp. since 20 August 2010.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Maria Consuelo Araujo | AS/COA". www.as-coa.org. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Maria Consuelo Araujo: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "Colombian foreign minister quits". BBC News. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
^ Muse, Toby (16 February 2007). "Colombia Won't Resign Despite Scandal". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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[:0-1] "Maria Consuelo Araujo | AS/COA". www.as-coa.org. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[:1-2] "Maria Consuelo Araujo: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

[3] "Colombian foreign minister quits". BBC News. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.

[4] Muse, Toby (16 February 2007). "Colombia Won't Resign Despite Scandal". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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