Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero

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.

Juan Carlos Esguerra
Minister of Justice and Law
In office August 11, 2011 – July 12, 2012
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Rómulo González Trujillo
Succeeded by	Ruth Stella Correa
28th Colombia Ambassador to the United States
In office February 11, 1997 – October 27, 1998
President	Ernesto Samper
Preceded by	Carlos Lleras de la Fuente
Succeeded by	Luis Alberto Moreno
Minister of National Defence
In office August 7, 1995 – February 4, 1997
President	Ernesto Samper
Preceded by	Fernando Botero Zea
Succeeded by	Guillermo Alberto González
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-13) 13 March 1949 (age 76) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	National Salvation Movement (1991)
Spouse	Julia Miranda Londoño (1982-present)
Children	Juan Carlos Esguerra Miranda Cristina Esguerra Miranda Nicolás Esguerra Miranda
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1972) Cornell Law School (LLM, 1973)
Profession	Lawyer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esguerra and the second or maternal family name is Portocarrero.

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;^[1] 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.^[2] Together they have three children: Juan Carlos, Cristina, and Nicolás. His wife is the current Director of the National Natural Parks System of Colombia.