About Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero
Born 1949. Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero is a Colombian politician and lawyer.
Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero (born March 13, 1949) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He has previously served in the Colombian Government as the 7th Minister of Justice and Law, the 28th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States, and as Minister of National Defence.
Career On August 11, 2011, President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón appointed Esguerra Minister of Justice and Law of Colombia.
Personal life Born to José María Esguerra Samper and Ana Portocarrero Mutis on March 13, 1949, in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia, he married Julia Miranda Londoño, on December 10, 1982 whom he met while she was a law student and he her law professor at the Pontifical Xavierian University. Together they have three children: Juan Carlos, Cristina, and Nicolás. His wife is the current Director of the National Natural Parks System of Colombia.
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Colombian lawyer, politician
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Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero was born on 13 March 1949 in Bogotá.
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Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero is a politician and lawyer.
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Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero is Colombian.
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