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Carlos Holmes Trujillo García

Politician

Carlos Holmes Trujillo García is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Carlos Holmes Trujillo · Carlos Holmes Trujillo García · Карлос Холмс Трухильо · كارلوس هولمز تروهيو · カルロス・オルメス・トルヒージョ · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Carlos Holmes Trujillo Garcia				[sources]
Weak alias	カルロス・オルメス・トゥルヒージョ · 卡洛斯·特鲁希略 · 卡洛斯·霍尔姆斯·特鲁希略 · 卡洛斯·霍爾姆斯·特魯希略				[sources]
Birth date	1951-09-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Cartago Municipality				[sources]
Death date	2021-01-26				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Colombia				[sources]
Citizenship	Colombia				[sources]
First name	Carlos · Holmes				[sources]
Last name	García · Trujillo				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16490286				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defense of Colombia (2019-2021) · Minister of Education of Colombia (1992-1993) · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia (2018-2019) · Minister of the Interior of Colombia (1997-1998) · mayor of Cali (1988-1990)				[sources]
Education	Sophia University · University of Cauca				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-03	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Colombian lawyer and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-08-26

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Carlos Holmes Trujillo Miranda Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defense of Colombia	2019-11-12	2021-01-26

Data sources

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