Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo
Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo | |
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Lloreda in 1985 | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 7 August 1998 – 30 May 1999 | |
| President | Andrés Pastrana |
| Preceded by | Gilberto Echeverri Mejía |
| Succeeded by | Luis Fernando Remirez |
| 22nd Colombia Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 15 January 1986 – 11 March 1986 | |
| President | Belisario Betancur |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Gómez Hurtado |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Posada de La Peña |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 August 1982 – 5 July 1984 | |
| President | Belisario Betancur |
| Preceded by | Carlos Lemos Simmonds |
| Succeeded by | Augusto Ramírez Ocampo |
| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 7 August 1978 – 14 May 1980 | |
| President | Julio César Turbay |
| Preceded by | Rafael Rivas Posada |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Angulo Gómez |
| 51st Governor of Valle del Cauca | |
| In office 16 September 1968 – 18 August 1970 | |
| Appointed by | Carlos Lleras Restrepo |
| Preceded by | Libardo lozano Guerrero |
| Succeeded by | Marino Réngifo Salcedo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo 2 September 1942 Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia |
| Died | 4 February 2000 (aged 57) Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Aura Lucía Mera Becerra (1964-1971; divorce) María Eugenia Piedrahíta Plata (1974-2000; his death) |
| Children | Rodrigo Lloreda Mera Francisco José Lloreda Mera María Mercedes Lloreda Mera Aura Lucía Lloreda Mera María Eugenia Lloreda Piedrahíta |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University (LLB, 1965) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Rodrigo Hernán Lloreda Caicedo (2 September 1942 — 4 February 2000) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who was appointed to several senior positions under different presidents, with both domestic and foreign affairs responsibilities, beginning in 1968 as appointed governor of his department and briefly as ambassador to the United States. In his last post, Lloreda was the 17th Minister of National Defence, serving under President Andrés Pastrana Arango from 1998 to 1999.