Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar

Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar
3rd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
In office
11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)  11 August 2014 (2014-08-11)
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded byJuan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara
Succeeded byGabriel Vallejo
Personal details
BornGirón, Santander, Colombia
Alma materIndustrial University of Santander
ProfessionGeologist

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.