Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara | |
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| 2nd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia | |
| In office September 3, 2012 – September 11, 2013 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Frank Pearl González |
| Succeeded by | Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 30 September 1999 – 20 July 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ana María Ruan Perdomo (1988) |
| Children | Pablo Uribe Ruan Manuela Uribe Ruan |
| Alma mater | University of the Andes ( LLB, ) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Journalist |
Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara is a Colombian Conservative Party politician and journalist. He served as the 2nd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia from 2012 to 2013, and as Senator of Colombia from 1998 to 2002. An award-winning journalist, he was Editor-in-chief of El Nuevo Siglo before his appointment as Minister. [1] [2]
Minister of Environment
On 31 August 2012 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the designation of Uribe as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia in replacement of Frank Pearl González. [3] Uribe was sworn in on 3 September 2012 in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño.
Personal life
Juan Gabriel is the son of Juan Pablo Uribe Uribe and Elvira Vegalara Rojas. [4] He married Ana María Ruán Perdomo [4] in 1988 with whom he had two children, Pablo and Manuela.
References
- ^ "El exsenador y exconsejero Juan Gabriel Uribe sería el nuevo Minambiente" (in Spanish). Bogotá. Caracol Radio. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Juan Gabriel Uribe reemplazaría a Frank Pearl en el Ministerio de Ambiente" (in Spanish). Bogotá. RCN Radio. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Presidente Santos designó ministros de Interior y de Ambiente" (in Spanish). Armenia, Quindío: Colombia, Office of the Presidency of. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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- People from Bogotá
- University of Los Andes (Colombia) alumni
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- Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
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Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara | |
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| 2nd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia | |
| In office September 3, 2012 – September 11, 2013 | |
| President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
| Preceded by | Frank Pearl González |
| Succeeded by | Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar |
| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office 30 September 1999 – 20 July 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ana María Ruan Perdomo (1988) |
| Children | Pablo Uribe Ruan Manuela Uribe Ruan |
| Alma mater | University of the Andes ( LLB, ) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Journalist |
Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara is a Colombian Conservative Party politician and journalist. He served as the 2nd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia from 2012 to 2013, and as Senator of Colombia from 1998 to 2002. An award-winning journalist, he was Editor-in-chief of El Nuevo Siglo before his appointment as Minister. [1] [2]
Minister of Environment
On 31 August 2012 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the designation of Uribe as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia in replacement of Frank Pearl González. [3] Uribe was sworn in on 3 September 2012 in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño.
Personal life
Juan Gabriel is the son of Juan Pablo Uribe Uribe and Elvira Vegalara Rojas. [4] He married Ana María Ruán Perdomo [4] in 1988 with whom he had two children, Pablo and Manuela.
References
- ^ "El exsenador y exconsejero Juan Gabriel Uribe sería el nuevo Minambiente" (in Spanish). Bogotá. Caracol Radio. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Juan Gabriel Uribe reemplazaría a Frank Pearl en el Ministerio de Ambiente" (in Spanish). Bogotá. RCN Radio. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Presidente Santos designó ministros de Interior y de Ambiente" (in Spanish). Armenia, Quindío: Colombia, Office of the Presidency of. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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- Living people
- People from Bogotá
- University of Los Andes (Colombia) alumni
- 20th-century Colombian lawyers
- Colombian journalists
- Colombian male journalists
- Colombian Conservative Party politicians
- Members of the Senate of Colombia
- Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
- Colombian politician stubs