| Rafael Pardo Rueda | |
|---|---|
| 1st Minister of Labour of Colombia | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2002 – 20 July 2006 |
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| Minister of National Defence of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 1991 – 7 August 1994 |
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| President | César Gaviria Trujillo |
| Preceded by | Oscar Botero Restrepo |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Botero Zea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1953 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Claudia de Francisco Zambrano (-present) |
| Children | Laura Pardo de Francisco Cristina Pardo de Francisco Alejandra Pardo de Francisco |
| Alma mater | University of the Andes (BA, 1977) |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.rafaelpardo.com |
Rafael Pardo Rueda (born 26 November 1953) is the 1st and current Minister of Labour of Colombia serving in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. A Liberal party politician and economist, he served as Minister of National Defence, and was elected Senator of Colombia from for the 2002-2006 legislative period.
a 1994-1995 Fellow at the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs of Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
On 31 October 2011, President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the designation of Pardo as the head of the newly created Ministry of Labour, established as part of a wider Ministerial Cabinet Reform in order to fulfil some of his 2010 campaign promises.[2]
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