Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar

Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar (born 19 October 1946) was the 10th Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia, serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. A veteran politician, he also served as the 63rd Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia, the 17th Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia, the 20th Ambassador of Colombia to France, and as Senator of Colombia. A lifelong member of the Conservative Party, he tried to run for the Conservative presidential nomination in 1998, losing in the primaries, and 2002, where he won the primaries but withdrew before the election.

Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar
10th Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia
In office
7 August 2010 – 2 June 2013
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded byAndrés Fernández Acosta
Succeeded byFrancisco Estupiñán Heredia
20th Colombia Ambassador to France
In office
11 December 2000 – 17 November 2001
PresidentAndrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded byAdolfo Carvajal Quelquejeu
Succeeded byMarta Lucía Ramírez Blanco
63rd Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
In office
7 August 1998 – 7 August 2000
PresidentAndrés Pastrana Arango
Preceded byAntonio José Urdinola Uribe
Succeeded byJuan Manuel Santos Calderón
Senator of Colombia
In office
20 July 1994 – 20 July 1998
17th Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia
In office
13 November 1991 – 5 July 1992
PresidentCésar Gaviria Trujillo
Preceded byLuis Fernando Vergara Munárriz
Succeeded byGuido Alberto Nule Amín
Personal details
Born (1946-10-19) 19 October 1946
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Political partyConservative
SpouseMaría Teresa Herrán
ChildrenAna María Restrepo Herrán
Camilo Restrepo Herrán
Alberto Restrepo Herrán
Alma materPontifical Xavierian University
University of Paris (Ph.D.)
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.juancamilo.com.co
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