Fernando Araújo Perdomo
Fernando Araújo Perdomo (born 27 June 1955) is a Colombian politician. He was the Minister of Development during the administration of Andrés Pastrana. He resigned from this post after the Chambacú land deal scandal. He was later kidnapped by the FARC-EP guerrillas and held for six years until he eventually escaped. Two months later after his liberation, President Álvaro Uribe appointed him as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Fernando Araújo Perdomo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office February 19, 2007 – July 16, 2008 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | María Consuelo Araújo |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde |
| Minister of Economic Development | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 27, 1955 Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ruby Rumié Mónica Yamhure Gossaín |
| Children | Manuel Santiago Sergio Alejandro Fernando Nicolás Luis Ernesto |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University |
| Occupation | Politician, professor |
| Profession | Civil Engineer |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20090123004133/http://feraraujo.com/ |
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