Miguel Esteban Peñaloza Barrientos

Miguel Esteban Peñaloza Barrientos (born 1959)[1] is a Colombian electrical engineer,[2] who briefly served in 2012 as the 11th Minister of Transport of Colombia. He has also served as High Presidential Adviser for the Regions and Citizen Participation in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón between 2010 and 2012, and as High Presidential Adviser for Competitiveness and the Regions since 2008.[3] during the administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez.

Miguel Esteban Peñaloza Barrientos
11th Minister of Transport of Colombia
In office 28 May 2012 – 3 September 2012
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Germán Cardona Gutiérrez
Succeeded by	Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen
Personal details
Born	1959 Cúcuta, North Santander, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	Party of the U
Alma mater	Industrial University of Santander (BEE, 1980)
Profession	Electrical Engineer

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peñaloza and the second or maternal family name is Barrientos.

On 25 May 2012, President Santos designated Peñaloza to succeed Germán Cardona Gutiérrez as Minister of Transport of Colombia;[3] he was sworn in on 28 May by President Santos in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño.[4]

References

1. "Altos Consejeros" [High Advisers] (in Spanish). Bogotá: La Silla Vacía. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
2. Peñaloza Barrientos, Miguel Esteban (2012-05-25). "Formato Único: Hoja de Vida" [Sole Format: Résumé] (PDF). Aspirantes (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
3. "Presidente Santos designó a Miguel Peñaloza como nuevo Ministro de Transporte" [President Santos designated Miguel Peñaloza as new Minister of Transport] (in Spanish). Caldas, Antioquia: Colombia, Press Office of the Presidency of the Republic (SIG). 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
4. "Presidente Santos posesionó a Miguel Peñaloza como nuevo Ministro de Transporte" [President Santos sworn in Miguel Peñaloza as new Minister of Transport] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Press Office of the Presidency of the Republic (SIG). 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

Further reading

• Montero Carvajal, Dora (2012-05-07). "El nombramiento de Miguel Peñaloza, ¿una concesión a los contratistas?" [The appointment of Miguel Peñaloza: A concession to contractors?] (in Spanish). Bogotá: La Silla Vacía. Retrieved 2012-05-26.