Luis Carlos Reyes Hernández (born May 4, 1984) is a Colombian economist, politician, professor, and researcher. He previously served as Director of the National Tax and Customs Directorate from 2022 to 2024.[1][2]Since 2024 he serves as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.[3][4][5]

Luis Carlos Reyes
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Assumed office
June 11, 2024
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byGermán Umaña
Director of the National Tax and Customs Directorate
In office
August 10, 2022 – June 4, 2024
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byLisandro Junco Rivera
Succeeded byJairo Orlando Villabona
Personal details
Born
Luis Carlos Reyes Hernández

(1984-05-04) May 4, 1984 (age 40)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Alma mater

Reyes is the co-founder and first director of the Fiscal Observatory of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He has served as an economist at the Federal Communications Commission, visiting assistant professor at Grand Valley State University in the United States, and assistant professor and associate professor at Javeriana University. He has been a columnist for the newspaper El Espectador and a member of the Advisory Committee of the ICFES Research Program. He has worked as an economic researcher most of his life.

As an economist, Reyes is noted for his emphasis on economic development, public economics, and applied microeconomics. His academic research has been published in journals such as World Development and the Journal of Institutional Economics.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "¿Quién es Luis Carlos Reyes, nueva cabeza de la DIAN, y qué retos tiene la entidad?". elespectador.com. July 11, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Casas, Sebastián (June 11, 2022). "Luis Carlos Reyes es designado como nuevo director de la DIAN". rcnradio.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Pantano, Dayana (June 13, 2024). "Este artículo fue hecho gracias al esfuerzo de trabajo de un periodista profesional". colombia.ladevi.info. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Luis Carlos Reyes, ex director de la DIAN, asume como nuevo ministro de Comercio de Colombia". americaeconomia.com. June 11, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Escobar Fernández, Juan (June 11, 2024). "Petro le puso retos a Luis Carlos Reyes, exdirector de la Dian, en el Ministerio de Comercio: hay ultimátum al petróleo". infobae.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Luis Carlos Reyes: "Los que dicen que soy mejor influencer que director no han dirigido una entidad"". bluradio.com. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Vega, Lina María (July 7, 2024). "Quién es Luis Carlos Reyes, nuevo ministro de Comercio: perfil y estudios". wradio.com.co. Retrieved May 29, 2024.


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Political offices
Preceded by
Lisandro Junco Rivera
Director of the National Tax and Customs Directorate
2022–2024
Succeeded by
Jairo Orlando
Preceded by Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
2024–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Minister of Mines and Energy Order of precedence of Colombia
as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

since June 11, 2024
Succeeded byas Minister of National Education