Iragorri, a
Pontifical Xavierian University educated lawyer, was appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior on 23 August 2010 serving under Minister
Federico Renjifo Vélez in the administration of President
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. As Deputy Minister of the Interior, Iragorri was appointed
acting Governor of
Magdalena following the impeachment of Magdalena's elected governor, Omar Ricardo Díaz-Granados Velásquez, by the
Office of the Comptroller General. Iragorri served only a few days, from 13 December to 29 December 2010, but shortly after, Iragorri was appointed acting Governor of
Casanare following the impeachment of that department's elected governor, Oscar Raúl Iván Flórez Chávez, by the
Office of the Inspector General. This time he served from 14 February to 11 April 2011. On 11 August 2011, following a restructuring of the Ministry which divided the
Ministry of the Interior and Justice into the
Ministry of the Interior and the
Ministry of Justice and Law, Iragorri's post changed nomenclature and went from Deputy Minister of the Interior to Deputy Minister of Political Affairs, within the Ministry of the Interior. On 8 February 2012, Iragorri was appointed high presidential advisor for political affairs by President Santos. On 30 March 2012, Iragorri was once again appointed acting governor this time of
Valle del Cauca, following the impeachment that department's elected governor, of Héctor Fabio Useche de la Cruz, by the
Office of the Comptroller General. On 2 July 2013, President Santos appointed Iragorri his chief of staff as director of the
Administrative Department of the Presidency. Iragorri, however, only briefly remained in that position as on 5 September 2013, as part of a planned cabinet reshuffle, President Santos announced the appointment of Iragorri as the new minister of the interior. Iragorri was sworn in on 11 September succeeding
Fernando Carrillo Flórez in the post. ==Personal life==