Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara

Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara is a Colombian Conservative Party politician and journalist. He served as the 2nd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia from 2012 to 2013, and as Senator of Colombia from 1998 to 2002. An award-winning journalist, he was Editor-in-chief of El Nuevo Siglo before his appointment as Minister.^[1][2]

Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara
2nd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
In office September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03) – September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11)
President	Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Preceded by	Frank Pearl González
Succeeded by	Luz Helena Sarmiento Villamizar
Senator of Colombia
In office 30 September 1999 – 20 July 2002
Personal details
Born	Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Ana María Ruan Perdomo (1988)
Children	Pablo Uribe Ruan Manuela Uribe Ruan
Alma mater	University of the Andes (LLB, )
Profession	Lawyer, Journalist

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

Minister of Environment

On 31 August 2012 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón announced the designation of Uribe as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia in replacement of Frank Pearl González.^[3] Uribe was sworn in on 3 September 2012 in a ceremony at the Palace of Nariño.

Personal life

Juan Gabriel is the son of Juan Pablo Uribe Uribe and Elvira Vegalara Rojas.^[4] He married Ana María Ruán Perdomo^[4] in 1988 with whom he had two children, Pablo and Manuela.