Jorge Alberto Uribe Echavarria

Born in Medellin, Colombia on October 30, 1940, Jorge Alberto Uribe does not have any background in defense. Uribe's experience is largely in the private sector. In 1963 he was National Director of Comex, an exporting company. In 1965 he joined DeLima Marsh S.A., an insurance company, and remained there (reaching the presidency in 1991) until President Alvaro Uribe named him Minister of Defense.