| Juan Carlos Esguerra | |
| Office: | Minister of Justice and Law |
| Term Start: | August 11, 2011 |
| Term End: | July 12, 2012 |
| President: | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Predecessor: | Rómulo González Trujillo |
| Successor: | Ruth Stella Correa |
| Order2: | 28th |
| Ambassador From2: | Colombia |
| Country2: | United States |
| Term Start2: | February 11, 1997 |
| Term End2: | October 27, 1998 |
| Predecessor2: | Carlos Lleras de la Fuente |
| Successor2: | Luis Alberto Moreno |
| President2: | Ernesto Samper |
| Office3: | Minister of National Defence |
| Term Start3: | August 7, 1995 |
| Term End3: | February 4, 1997 |
| President3: | Ernesto Samper |
| Predecessor3: | Fernando Botero Zea |
| Successor3: | Guillermo Alberto González |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Otherparty: | National Salvation Movement (1991) |
| Spouse: | Julia Miranda Londoño (1982-present) |
| Children: | Juan Carlos Esguerra Miranda Cristina Esguerra Miranda Nicolás Esguerra Miranda |
| Alma Mater: | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1972) Cornell Law School (LLM, 1973) |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero (born March 13, 1949) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He has previously served in the Colombian Government as the 7th Minister of Justice and Law, the 28th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States, and as Minister of National Defence.
On August 11, 2011, President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Esguerra Minister of Justice and Law of Colombia.
Born to José María Esguerra Samper and Ana Portocarrero Mutis on March 13. 1949 in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia;[1] he married Julia Miranda Londoño, on December 10, 1982 whom he met while she was a law student and he her law professor at the Pontifical Xavierian University.[2] Together they have three children: Juan Carlos, Cristina, and Nicolás. His wife is the current Director of the National Natural Parks System of Colombia.