Luis Fernando Ramírez Acuña (born November 23, 1959) is a Colombian public accountant, former

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and labor minister and vice presidential candidate. Ramírez led the Ministry of Defense during President

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'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. Defense

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Lanota.com – Luis Fernando RamirezBBC Colombian Defense Minister resigns
People from Santander Department Colombian Ministers of Labour and Social Protection Colombian Ministers of Defense New Democratic Force politicians Living people Jorge Tadeo Lozano University alumni 20th-century Colombian politicians 21st-century Colombian politicians 1959 births {{Colombia-bio-stub