Juan Carlos Esguerra

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esguerraand the second or maternal family name is Portocarrero.

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.

Career

On August 11, 2011, President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Esguerra Minister of Justice and Law of Colombia.

Personal life

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.

References

1. "El Hombre Dijo que Sí" [The Man Said Yes]. Semana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-09-28.
2. González Reyes, Olga (1995-08-13). "Un Ministro Zurdo Para la Defensa" [A Left-Handed Minister for Defence]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-09-28.

Juan Carlos Esguerra
Minister of Justice and Law
In office August 11, 2011 –July 12, 2012

v t e Cabinet of President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018)
Cabinet Minister of the Interior and Justice Germán Vargas Lleras (2010–2011) Minister of the Interior Germán Vargas Lleras (2011–2012) Federico Renjifo Vélez (2012–2012) Fernando Carrillo Flórez (2012–2013) Aurelio Iragorri Valencia (2013–2014) Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos (2014–2018) Minister of Justice and Law Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero (2011–2012) Ruth Stella Correa Palacio (2012–2013) Alfonso Gómez Méndez (2013–2014) Yesid Reyes Alvarado (2014–2016) Jorge Eduardo Londoño (2016–2017) Enrique Gil Botero (2017–2018) Minister of Foreign Affairs María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar (2010–2018) Minister of Finance and Public Credit Juan Carlos Echeverry Garzón (2010–2012) Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (2012–2018) Minister of National Defence Rodrigo Rivera Salazar (2010– 2011) Juan Carlos Pinzón (2011–2015) Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri (2015–2018) Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar (2010–2013) Francisco Estupiñán Heredia (2013–2013) Rubén Darío Lizarralde Montoya (2013–2014) Aurelio Iragorri Valencia (2014–2018) Minister of Social Protection Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (2010–2011) Minister of Labour Rafael Pardo Rueda (2011–2014) Luis Eduardo Garzón (2014–2018) Minister of Health and Social Protection Mauricio Santa María Salamanca (2011–2012) Beatriz Londoño Soto (2012–2012) Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (2012–2018) Minister of Mines and Energy Carlos Rodado Noriega (2010–2011) Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (2011–2012) Federico Renjifo Vélez (2012–2013) Amilkar Acosta Medina (2013–2014) Tomás González Estrada (2014–2016) María Lorena Gutiérrez (2016–2016) Germán Arce (2016–2018) Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida (2010–2013) Santiago Rojas Arroyo (2013–2014) Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen (2014–2018) Minister of National Education María Fernanda Campo Saavedra (2010–2014) Gina Parody d'Echeona (2014–2018) Minister of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero (2010—2011) Minister of Housing, City and Territory Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero (2011–2012) Germán Vargas Lleras (2012–2013) Luis Felipe Henao Cardona (2013–2018) Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Frank Pearl González (2011–2012) Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara (2012–2013) Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar (2013–2014) Gabriel Vallejo López (2014–2018) Minister of Information Technologies and Communications Diego Molano Vega (2010–2018) Minister of Transport Germán Cardona Gutiérrez (2010–2012) Miguel Esteban Peñaloza Barrientos (2012–2012) Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen (2012–2014) Natalia Abello Vives (2014–2018) Minister of Culture Mariana Garcés Córdoba (2010–2018)
Cabinet-level Vice President Angelino Garzón Quintero (2010–2014) Germán Vargas Lleras (2014–2017) Óscar Naranjo (2017–2018)