Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar
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, 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.