Luis Guillermo Vélez (born 1968)

Luis Guillermo Vélez
Vélez c. 2017.
General Secretary of the Presidency
In office
March 7, 2016 – March 28, 2017
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byMaría Lorena Gutiérrez
Succeeded byAlfonso Prada
Personal details
BornLuis Guillermo Vélez Cabrera
1968 (age 57–58)
PartyUnion Party for the People
(2010-present)
Alma materUniversity of the Andes
(BBL)
Georgetown University
(MPP)
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Luis Guillermo Vélez (c. 1968) is a Colombian lawyer, politician and journalist who served as General Secretary of the Presidency from 2016 to 2017 under President Juan Manuel Santos. A member of the Union Party for the People and the eldest son of Luis Guillermo Vélez, he served as Consul General of Colombia in Mexico.

Born in New York City, Vélez studied law at the University of the Andes, graduating in 1992. He then went and studied at Georgetown University and got a master's degree in public policy.

Vélez also worked in the law firm of Minister Fernando Londoño Hoyos.