Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar | |
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3rd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia | |
In office 11 September 2013 – 11 August 2014 | |
President | Juan Manuel Santos Calderón |
Preceded by | Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara |
Succeeded by | Gabriel Vallejo |
Personal details | |
Born | Girón, Santander, Colombia |
Alma mater | Industrial University of Santander |
Profession | Geologist |
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.
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.