Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri

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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]

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 67) Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
Spouse	María del Carmen Restrepo
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University

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