Frank Pearl González
Frank Joseph Pearl González (born 1962) is a Colombian economist. He served as the 1st Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, and as the 1st High Presidential Advisor for the Social and Economic Reintegration of People and Groups Up in Arms during the administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez between 2006 and 2010[1] during which time he was also entrusted the office of High Commissioner for Peace ad interim in replacement of Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez, until his resignation from both posts in 2010.[2]
Frank Joseph Pearl González | |
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| 1st Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia | |
| In office 27 September 2011 – 3 September 2012 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Succeeded by | Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara |
| 6th High Commissioner for Peace | |
| In office 5 February 2009 – 31 July 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by | Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez |
| Succeeded by | María Eugenia Pinto Borrego |
| 1st High Presidential Advisor for the Social and Economic Reintegration of People and Groups Up in Arms | |
| In office 13 September 2006 – 31 July 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe Vélez |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | María Eugenia Pinto Borrego |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Alma mater | University of the Andes (BEc) Richard Ivey School of Business (MBA, 1995) |
| Profession | Economist |
On 19 September 2011, President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón designated Pearl to head the process that divided the Ministry of Environment, Housing, and Territorial Development into two separate portfolios of environment and housing, and afterwards was entrusted the just created Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.[3]
Personal life Edit
He was born in 1962 in Bogotá, D.C. to a Canadian father, John (Jackie) Pearl, and a Colombian mother, María Francisca González Gaitán.[4]
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References Edit
- ^ "Frank Pearl se Posesionó Como Alto Consejero Para La Reintegracion" [Frank Pearl Was Sworn In as New High Advisor for Reintegration] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Press Office of the President of Colombia. 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ [Decree Number 2737 of 2010] (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President of Colombia. 2010-07-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ "Designado Frank Pearl como Ministro de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible" [Frank Pearl Designated as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development] (in Spanish). Bogotá. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ Diaz Salazar, Francisco (2006-10-16). "El hombre del revolcón a la reinserción". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-09-26.