Luis Guillermo Plata Páez
| Luis Guillermo Plata Páez | |
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| 2nd Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia | |
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In office 16 January 2007 – 7 August 2010 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Jorge Humberto Botero Angulo |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida |
| President of Proexport | |
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In office 7 August 2002 – 16 January 2007 |
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| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Angela María Orozco Gómez |
| Succeeded by | María Elvira Pombo Holguín |
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| Born | Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Spouse(s) | Lyana Latorre (2000-present) |
| Children | Guillermo Plata Latorre |
| Alma mater |
University of Arizona (BBA) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Profession | Business Administrator |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Luis Guillermo Plata Páez is a Colombian Business Administrator who served as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia from 2007 to 2010 and before as President of Proexport from 2002 to 2007, both during the administration of president Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
Luis Guillermo Plata is married to Lyana Latorre and have one son, Guillermo, he is a biking enthusiast and an avid traveller. In 2006 he was selected as one of the Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum, he has been nominated for three consecutive times as one of the Top Business Leaders in Colombia, and the Government of Colombia has bestowed upon him the Order of Merit to Democracy, in the grade of Grand Commander, and the Order of St Charles, in the grade of Grand Officer.
Plata graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Business Administration, and received his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Plata began his career in the public service in the early 90's in the Trade Office of the Embassy of Colombia in Tokyo where he eventually became the Director of Proexport’s commercial office in Tokyo, then took charge of the agency’s office in Taipei, with responsibility also as correspondent for Hong Kong.
In 1999, he moved to Silicon Valley where he Co-founded Simplexis.com, an e-procurement solutions provider for public sector institutions with an initial focus on educational institutions, with former Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander and three other Harvard Business School MBA graduates. In 2001, Plata returned to Bogotá, where he worked with McKinsey & Company as an associate consultant.
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