Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero
Encyclopedia
Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero (born 13 March 1949) is the 8th and current Minister of Justice and Law of Colombia, serving in the administration of President
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Esguerra Minister of Justice of Colombia.
; he married Julia Miranda Londoño, on 10 December 1982 whom he met while she was a law student and he her law professor at the Pontifical Xavierian University
. Together they have three children: Juan Carlos, Cristina, and Nicolás. His wife is the current Director of the National Natural Parks System
of Colombia.
President of Colombia
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.
Career
On 11 August 2011 PresidentPresident of Colombia
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Esguerra Minister of Justice of Colombia.
Personal life
Born to José María Esguerra Samper and Ana Portocarrero Mutis on 13 March 1949 in Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaColombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
; he married Julia Miranda Londoño, on 10 December 1982 whom he met while she was a law student and he her law professor at the Pontifical Xavierian University
Pontifical Xavierian University
The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali...
. Together they have three children: Juan Carlos, Cristina, and Nicolás. His wife is the current Director of the National Natural Parks System
National Natural Parks System (Colombia)
The Special Administrative Unit of the National Natural Parks System is Colombian central agency that manages all the national parks and protected areas....
of Colombia.