María Consuelo Araújo

María Consuelo Araújo Castro
María Consuelo Araújo Castro
Minister of foreign affairs of Colombia
	In office; 7 August 2006 – 19 February 2007
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Carolina Barco Isakson
Succeeded by	Fernando Araújo Perdomo
6th Minister of culture of Colombia
	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	27 October 1971 (age 50); Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Spouse(s)	Ricardo Mazalán
Relations	(father); Álvaro Araújo Castro (brother); Consuelo Araújo Noguera (aunt); Hernando Molina Araujo (cousin);
Children	Susana Mazalán Araújo
Alma mater	Universidad Externado de Colombia
Profession	Economist

María Consuelo Araújo Castro (born 27 October 1971) is a Colombian politician. In 2006, she was appointed minister of foreign relations in the government of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. She had been minister of culture from 2002 to 2006.

On 19 February 2007, she resigned her ministerial portfolio^[1] 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.^[2]

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

She has been chief executive officer of Gran Colombia Gold Corp. since 20 August 2010.^[3]

References[]

^ "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.^{[dead link]}
^ "Maria Consuelo Araujo: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

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

[2] Muse, Toby (16 February 2007). "Colombia Won't Resign Despite Scandal". ABC News.^{[dead link]}

[3] "Maria Consuelo Araujo: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

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María Consuelo Araújo Castro


Minister of foreign affairs of Colombia
In office 7 August 2006 (2006-08-07) – 19 February 2007 (2007-02-19)
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Carolina Barco Isakson
Succeeded by	Fernando Araújo Perdomo
6th Minister of culture of Colombia
In office 7 August 2002 (2002-08-07) – 25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)
President	Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Preceded by	Aracely Morales López
Succeeded by	Elvira Cuervo Uribe

Personal details
Born	(1971-10-27) 27 October 1971 (age 50) Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Spouse(s)	Ricardo Mazalán
Relations	(father) Álvaro Araújo Castro (brother) Consuelo Araújo Noguera (aunt) Hernando Molina Araujo (cousin)
Children	Susana Mazalán Araújo
Alma mater	Universidad Externado de Colombia
Profession	Economist