Federico Renjifo Vélez

Federico Alonso Renjifo Vélez
Colombia Ambassador to France
In office
5 November 2013  7 August 2018
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byGustavo Adolfo Carvajal
Succeeded byViviane Morales
Minister of Mines and Energy
In office
3 September 2012  13 September 2013
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byMauricio Cárdenas
Succeeded byAmilkar Acosta Medina
Minister of the Interior
In office
17 May 2012  3 September 2012
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byGermán Vargas Lleras
Succeeded byFernando Carrillo Flórez
Director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency of Colombia
In office
8 September 2011  17 May 2012
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byJuan Carlos Pinzón Bueno
Succeeded byJuan Mesa Zuleta
Personal details
BornCali, Cauca Valley, Colombia
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Catalina Crane Arango
(-present)
Alma materPontifical Xavierian University (JD, 1981)
ProfessionLawyer, Economist

Federico Alonso Renjifo Vélez is the 25th Ambassador of Colombia to France dually accredited as Non-Resident Ambassador of Colombia to Algeria and Monaco. A Colombian lawyer and economist, he also served as the 30th Minister of Mines and Energy, and 10th Minister of the Interior.