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]
Amilkar David Acosta Medina | |
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31st Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia | |
Assumed office 11 September 2013 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
Preceded by | Federico Renjifo Vélez |
Senator of Colombia | |
In office 12 December 1991 – 20 July 2002 | |
President of the Senate of Colombia | |
In office 20 July 1997 – 20 July 1998 | |
Preceded by | Luis Fernando Londoño Capurro |
Succeeded by | Fabio Valencia Cossio |
Personal details | |
Born | Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia | 1 November 1950
Nationality | Colombian |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Nydia Restrepo Herrera |
Children |
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Alma mater | University of Antioquia |
Profession | Economist |
Website | www |
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]
gollark: 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒖𝒎
gollark: If you can magically get the hydrogen separately that would be useful too.
gollark: Oh right. You said carbon earlier, is all.
gollark: (also isn't balanced, but I'm ignoring that)
gollark: CO₂ + H₂O → C + O₂ doesn't work, because it completely ignores the output hydrogen.
References
- Santos Calderón, Juan Manuel (11 September 2013). Decreto 1980 de 2013 (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- 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.
- "Nueva conformación de la Junta Directiva Fedebiocombustibles" (in Spanish). National Federation of Biofuels. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "Sarabia y Amilkar Acosta dan el salto en la Costa". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 17 June 1991. ISSN 0121-9987. OCLC 28894254.
- Gómez, José Miguel (5 September 2013). "Colombia's president names five new ministers, including energy". Bogotá. Reuters. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "Presidente Santos presentó el nuevo Gabinete Ministerial" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "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.
External links
- "Profile of Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar, Minister" (in Spanish). Colombia, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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