Luis Fernando Ramírez

Luis Fernando Ramírez
Ramírez in 2001
Minister of National Defence
In office
30 May 1999 – 25 May 2001
PresidentAndrés Pastrana
Preceded byRodrigo Lloreda
Succeeded byGustavo Adolfo Bell
Minister of Labour and Social Protection
In office
4 July 1992 – 19 March 1994
PresidentCésar Gaviria
Preceded byJosé Elías Melo Acosta
Succeeded byGerardo Hernández Correa
Personal details
BornNovember 23, 1959
Suaita, Santander, Colombia
Political partyNew Democratic Force
Alma materJorge Tadeo Lozano University
ProfessionAccountant
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Acuña.

Luis Fernando Ramírez Acuña (born November 23, 1959) is a Colombian public accountant, former defense and labor minister and vice presidential candidate.[1] 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). In 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 capitalization system run by private pension Funds. 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.

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