Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara is a Colombian

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politician and journalist. He served as the 2nd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia from 2012 to 2013, and as

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from 1998 to 2002. An award-winning journalist, he was Editor-in-chief of ''

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'' before his appointment as Minister.

Minister of Environment

On 31 August 2012

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announced the designation of Uribe as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia in replacement of Frank Pearl González. Uribe was sworn in on 3 September 2012 in a ceremony at the

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Personal life

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

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