Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri

Luis Carlos Villegas
Minister of National Defence
In office 22 June 2015 – 7 August 2018
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Juan Carlos Pinzon
Succeeded by	Guillermo Botero
Colombia Ambassador to the United States
In office 22 November 2013 (2013-11-22) – 15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Carlos Urrutia Valenzuela
Succeeded by	Juan Carlos Pinzon
Governor of Risaralda
In office 1 January 1985 – 1 January 1986
President	Belisario Betancur
Personal details
Born	Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri (1957-06-16) 16 June 1957 (age 66) Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
Spouse	María del Carmen Restrepo
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University

Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri (born June 16, 1957) is Colombian politician, lawyer and economist. He was the Governor of Risaralda, and previously served as the Colombian Ambassador to the United States. He served as the Minister of Defence from June 2015 to August 2018.^[1]

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Cabinet of President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018)

Cabinet
Minister of the Interior and Justice	Germán Vargas Lleras (2010–2011)
Minister of the Interior	Germán Vargas Lleras (2011–2012) Federico Renjifo Vélez (2012–2012) Fernando Carrillo Flórez (2012–2013) Aurelio Iragorri Valencia (2013–2014) Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos (2014–2018)
Minister of Justice and Law	Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero (2011–2012) Ruth Stella Correa Palacio (2012–2013) Alfonso Gómez Méndez (2013–2014) Yesid Reyes Alvarado (2014–2016) Jorge Eduardo Londoño (2016–2017) Enrique Gil Botero (2017–2018)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar (2010–2018)
Minister of Finance and Public Credit	Juan Carlos Echeverry Garzón (2010–2012) Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (2012–2018)
Minister of National Defence	Rodrigo Rivera Salazar (2010– 2011) Juan Carlos Pinzón (2011–2015) Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri (2015–2018)
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development	Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar (2010–2013) Francisco Estupiñán Heredia (2013–2013) Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya (2013–2014) Aurelio Iragorri Valencia (2014–2018)
Minister of Social Protection	Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (2010–2011)
Minister of Labour	Rafael Pardo Rueda (2011–2014) Luis Eduardo Garzón (2014–2018)
Minister of Health and Social Protection	Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (2011–2012) Beatriz Londoño Soto (2012–2012) Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (2012–2018)
Minister of Mines and Energy	Carlos Rodado Noriega (2010–2011) Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (2011–2012) Federico Renjifo Vélez (2012–2013) Amilkar Acosta Medina (2013–2014) Tomás González Estrada (2014–2016) María Lorena Gutiérrez (2016–2016) Germán Arce (2016–2018)
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism	Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida (2010–2013) Santiago Rojas Arroyo (2013–2014) Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen (2014–2018)
Minister of National Education	María Fernanda Campo Saavedra (2010–2014) Gina Parody d'Echeona (2014–2018)
Minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development	Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero (2010—2011)
Minister of Housing, City and Territory	Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero (2011–2012) Germán Vargas Lleras (2012–2013) Luis Felipe Henao Cardona (2013–2018)
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development	Frank Pearl González (2011–2012) Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara (2012–2013) Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar (2013–2014) Gabriel Vallejo López (2014–2018)
Minister of Information Technologies and Communications	Diego Molano Vega (2010–2018)
Minister of Transport	Germán Cardona Gutiérrez (2010–2012) Miguel Esteban Peñaloza Barrientos (2012–2012) Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen (2012–2014) Natalia Abello Vives (2014–2018)
Minister of Culture	Mariana Garcés Córdoba (2010–2018)

Cabinet-level
Vice President	Angelino Garzón Quintero (2010–2014) Germán Vargas Lleras (2014–2017) Óscar Naranjo (2017–2018)

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