Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar

Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar is a Colombian geologist,[1] and a former Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. The former Director of the National Authority of Environmental Licenses (ANLA);[2] a Colombian government agency in charge of licensing mining, energy, and infrastructure projects; she graduated from the Industrial University of Santander,[1] and previously worked in the energy sector.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sarmiento and the second or maternal family name is Villamizar.
Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar
3rd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
In office
11 September 2013 (2013-09-11) – 11 August 2014 (2014-08-11)
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded byJuan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara
Succeeded byGabriel Vallejo
Personal details
BornGirón, Santander, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Alma materIndustrial University of Santander
ProfessionGeologist

Minister of Environment

On 5 September 2013, as part of a planned cabinet reshuffle, President Santos announced the appointment of Sarmiento as the new Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development.[3][4] Sarmiento was sworn in on 11 September succeeding Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara in the post.[5] She was succeeded by Gabriel Vallejo as Minister of Environment in August 2014.

References
  1. "Egresada UIS nueva ministra de medio ambiente" (in Spanish). Bucaramanga: Cátedra Online. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. "Posesión Directora ANLA" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. Gómez, José Miguel (5 September 2013). "Colombia's president names five new ministers, including energy". Bogotá. Reuters. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. "Presidente Santos presentó el nuevo Gabinete Ministerial" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. "Hemos posesionado a un equipo de lujo: Presidente Santos" (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Office of the President. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.


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