Luis Fernando Ramírez

Luis Fernando Ramírez Acuña
Minister Ramírez in 1999.
Minister of National Defence of Colombia
In office 30 May 1999 – 25 May 2001
President	Andrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded by	Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo
Succeeded by	Gustavo Adolfo Bell Lemus
19th Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Colombia
In office 4 July 1992 – 19 March 1994
President	César Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded by	José Elías Melo Acosta
Succeeded by	Gerardo Hernández Correa
Personal details
Born	Suaita, Santander, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Political party	New Democratic Force
Alma mater	Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
Profession	Accountant
Religion	Roman Catholic

Luis Fernando Ramírez Acuña is a Colombian politician former Defense and labor minister and Vice Presidential candidate. Ramírez led the Ministry of Defense during President Andrés Pastrana's government and had to deal with the peace process (1999-2002) between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). On May 2001 Ramirez quit his job as defense minister. As Minister of Labor he was the leader of the Social Security Reform that introduced in Colombia the capitalizacion system run by private pension Funds. Mr. Ramirez also served as Vice Minister of Finance and was also director of the Internal Revenue System.

Minister Ramírez with his counterpart, United States Secretary of Defense William Cohen during an official visit to Washington, D.C. in 2000.

References

• (Spanish) Lanota.com - Luis Fernando Ramirez
• BBC Colombian Defense Minister resigns