Luis Fernando Ramírez Explained

Luis Fernando Ramírez
Office:Minister of National Defence
Term Start:30 May 1999
Term End:25 May 2001
President:Andrés Pastrana
Successor:Gustavo Adolfo Bell
Office2:Minister of Labour and Social Protection
Term Start2:4 July 1992
Term End2:19 March 1994
President2:César Gaviria
Predecessor2:José Elías Melo Acosta
Successor2:Gerardo Hernández Correa
Birth Date:November 23, 1959
Birth Place:Suaita, Santander, Colombia
Nationality:Colombian
Party:New Democratic Force
Alma Mater:Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
Profession:Accountant

Luis Fernando Ramírez Acuña (born November 23, 1959) is a Colombian public accountant, former defense and labor minister and vice presidential candidate.[1] Ramírez led the Ministry of Defense during President Andrés Pastrana's government and had to deal with the peace process (1999–2002) between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). In May 2001 Ramirez quit his job as defense minister. As Minister of Labor he was the leader of the Social Security Reform that introduced in Colombia the capitalization system run by private pension Funds. Ramirez also served as Vice Minister of Finance and was also director of the Internal Revenue System.

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  1. Web site: Luis Fernando Ramírez . https://web.archive.org/web/20060713062705/http://www.lanota.com/archivo/personajes/personajesset.htm . 2006-07-13 . lanota.com.