Hernán Martínez Torres (1 June 1942 – 28 December 2023) was a Colombian chemical engineer and politician. From July 2006 to August 2010, he served as Minister of Mines and Energy, under the administration of President Álvaro Uribe.[1]
Hernán Martínez | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Mines and Energy | |
| In office 11 July 2006 – 7 August 2010 | |
| President | Álvaro Uribe |
| Preceded by | Luis Ernesto Mejía Castro |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Rodado Noriega |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hernán Martínez Torres 1 June 1942 Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia |
| Died | 28 December 2023 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Bolivarian University |
Biography
editMartínez studied chemical engineering at Pontifical Bolivarian University (UPB) and then specialized in oil management at Northwestern University. For 16 years, he served as President of Intercor, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil for the development of the Cerrejón Zona Norte coal mining complex. He also served as President of ExxonMobil Colombia, Corporate Planning Manager of Esso Colombiana and member of the board of directors of the Universidad del Norte, in Barranquilla. Before assuming the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Martínez was a member of the board of directors of several companies in both the public and private sectors.[2]
Martínez represented the President of the Republic on the Board of the National Hydrocarbons Agency. He served as president of the Board of Directors of Cartón de Colombia. In addition, he belonged to the Boards of Directors of ISA, Traselca and Inversiones Suramericana.[1]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "HERNÁN MARTÍNEZ TORRES DESIGNADO COMO MINISTRO DE MINAS Y ENERGÍA". Presidencia de la República de Colombia. 11 July 2006. Archived from the original on 15 November 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "LatAm Mining: Mr. Hernan Martinez Torres, Minister of Mining & Energy". Terrapinn. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ Mendoza Daza, Javier (28 December 2023). "Hernán Martínez (1942-2023)". Bogotá: La República. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Falleció Hernán Martínez Torres, exministro de Minas y Energía a sus 81 años" (in Spanish). Caracol.