Luis Alberto Villamizar Cárdenas

Luis Alberto Villamizar Cárdenas
Colombia Ambassador to Cuba
In office
July 18, 1997 – 1999
PresidentErnesto Samper Pizano
Preceded byMiguel Antonio Yepes Parra
Colombia Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
1992–1994
PresidentCésar Gaviria Trujillo
Succeeded byCarlos Gustavo Arrieta Padilla
Colombia Ambassador to Indonesia
In office
1987–1989
PresidentVirgilio Barco Vargas
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office
1982–1994
Personal details
Born(1944-10-26)October 26, 1944
DiedJuly 26, 2007(2007-07-26) (aged 62)
Resting placeJardines del Recuerdo Cemetery
4°47′06″N 74°02′32″W / 4.784961°N 74.042273°W / 4.784961; -74.042273
PartyNew Liberalism
SpouseMaruja Pachón
RelationsLuis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (brother-in-law)
ChildrenAndrés Villamizar Pachón
OccupationPolitician, Diplomat
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Luis Alberto Villamizar Cárdenas (October 26, 1944 – July 26, 2007) was a Colombian politician and diplomat. He is best known for his role in fighting the Medellín drug cartel.