Luis Carlos Villegas | |
Office: | Minister of National Defence |
President: | Juan Manuel Santos |
Term Start: | 22 June 2015 |
Term End: | 7 August 2018 |
Predecessor: | Juan Carlos Pinzon |
Successor: | Guillermo Botero |
Ambassador From2: | Colombia |
Country2: | United States |
Predecessor2: | Carlos Urrutia Valenzuela |
Successor2: | Juan Carlos Pinzon |
President2: | Juan Manuel Santos |
Office3: | Governor of Risaralda |
President3: | Belisario Betancur |
Term Start3: | 1 January 1985 |
Term End3: | 1 January 1986 |
Birth Name: | Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1957 |
Birth Place: | Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia |
Spouse: | MarĂa 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]