Amilkar Acosta Medina

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Medina.
Amilkar David Acosta Medina
31st Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia
Assumed office
11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded byFederico 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 byLuis Fernando Londoño Capurro
Succeeded byFabio Valencia Cossio
Personal details
Born (1950-11-01) 1 November 1950
Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Nydia Restrepo Herrera
Children
  • Camilo Ernesto Acosta Restrepo
  • Juan David Acosta Restrepo
Alma materUniversity of Antioquia
ProfessionEconomist
Websitewww.amylkaracosta.net

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.


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