Natalia Abello Vives | |
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13th Minister of Transport of Colombia | |
In office 19 August 2014 – 7 August 2018 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
Preceded by | Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen |
Personal details | |
Born | Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia | 30 May 1967
Political party | Radical Change |
Spouse | Luis Eduardo Camacho |
Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1990) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Natalia Abello Vives (born 30 May 1967)[1] is a Colombian lawyer and politician currently serving as the 13th Minister of Transport of Colombia in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.
A Pontifical Xavierian University lawyer[2] and member of the Radical Change Party,[3] Abello was serving as secretary general of the City of Barranquilla in the Administration of Mayor Elsa Noguera De la Espriella[4] when she was appointed by President Santos as Minister of Transport, taking office on 19 August 2014.[5]
Abello was born on 30 May 1967[1] in Barranquilla, Atlántico[1] to former governor, minister, and Congressman, Antonio Abello Roca and his wife Yolanda Vives Vengoechea.[6] She is married and has three children.[7]