Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism or MCIT, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia
concerned with promoting economic growth
though trade, tourism and industrial growth.
Government of Colombia
The government of Colombiais a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches.Its legislature has a congress,its judiciary has a supreme court, andits executive branch has a president....
concerned with promoting economic growth
Economic growth
In economics, economic growth is defined as the increasing capacity of the economy to satisfy the wants of goods and services of the members of society. Economic growth is enabled by increases in productivity, which lowers the inputs for a given amount of output. Lowered costs increase demand...
though trade, tourism and industrial growth.
Ministers
| Order | Term start | Term end | Ministers of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2002 | 2007 | Jorge Humberto Botero Angulo |
| 2nd | 2007 | 2010 | Luis Guillermo Plata Páez Luis Guillermo Plata Páez 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.-Personal life:Luis Guillermo... |
| 3rd | 2010 | present | Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida is the current Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia. Before he was called to head the ministry, he served as Deputy Minister of Industrial Development... |