Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida

Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida (born 3 October 1968) is a Colombian lawyer specialized in Government and Finance who graduated from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. He holds graduate degrees in Public Management from INAP (Spain) and Constitutional Rights from the University of Salamanca. Currently, he serves as the Executive President of CAF, Development Bank of Latin America.

Díaz-Granados has had a notable career in public service. He served as the 3rd Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia. Prior to this role, he held the positions of Deputy Minister of Industrial Development, Chamber of Representatives of Colombia (2002–2006), Deputy in the Magdalena Departmental Assembly (1998–2000), and Councilman in the Santa Marta City Council (1995–1997). He has been previously affiliated with the Colombian Liberal Party, but is now a member of the U Party where he served as General Secretary and President.

Career

Early career Between 1995 and 1997, Díaz-Granados served as a Councilman in the Santa Marta City Council. He was considered very young for this position. Later, from 1998 to 2000, he was a member of the Departmental Assembly of Magdalena.

From 2006 to 2008, he held the position of Deputy Minister of Business Development. He was involved in the creation of the Banca de las Oportunidades program, which aimed to promote financial inclusion and provide access to financial services for underserved populations.

On July 9, 2010, Díaz-Granados was appointed Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, by the then President Juan Manuel Santos. He took office on August 7, 2010. In the Ministry he faced challenges with the FTA between Colombia and the United States and economic crisis in the border area with Venezuela He served as minister until October 8, 2013, when he submitted his resignation to the President of the Republic. When elected, he shared his plan to have the CAF Development Bank operate in a way that benefits Latin America as a whole.