Nationality Colombian Name Luz Sarmiento | Religion Roman Catholic Profession Geologist | |
![]() | ||
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon Education Industrial University of Santander |
Posesi n de la ministra de ambiente y desarrollo sostenible luz helena sarmiento villamizar
Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar is a Colombian geologist, 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); a Colombian government agency in charge of licensing mining, energy, and infrastructure projects; she graduated from the Industrial University of Santander, and previously worked in the energy sector.
Contents
- Posesi n de la ministra de ambiente y desarrollo sostenible luz helena sarmiento villamizar
- Creaci n de la anla y entrevista a la directora general luz helena sarmiento villamizar
- Minister of Environment
- References

Creaci n de la anla y entrevista a la directora general luz helena sarmiento villamizar
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. Sarmiento was sworn in on 11 September succeeding Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara in the post. She was succeeded by Gabriel Vallejo as Minister of Environment on August 2014.