Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri

Luis Carlos Villegas
Minister of Defence
In office
22 June 2015  7 August 2018
President Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by Juan Carlos Pinzon
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 (1957-06-16) 16 June 1957
Pereira, Colombia
Spouse(s) María del Carmen Restrepo
Alma mater Pontifical Xavierian University

Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri (Pereira, Risaralda, 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 is currently the Minister of Defence, a position which he has held since June 2015.[1]

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