 She had previously served as Minister of Culture from 2002 to 2006.On 19 February 2007, she resigned her ministerial portfolio following the arrest of her brother, Senator Álvaro Araújo Castro, investigated and condenated as co-author of support to paramilitary groups active in the country's ongoing internal conflict.Her father, Álvaro Araújo Noguera is under investigation for the same crimes.