The Colombian government has appointed Heider Rojas Quesada acting president of Banco Agrario de Colombia SA, according to a statement from the state-run development bank.

Rojas Quesada is a lawyer who currently serves as legal counsel for Colombia's agriculture and rural development ministry. He also has experience in the country's financial sector and in public administration, the bank said.

He replaces Luis Enrique Dussán, who resigned as Banco Agrario's president on July 25, La Nación reported.