Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez (born 24 January 1954) is a Colombian psychiatrist and philosopher, who served as the 5th High Commissioner for Peace of Colombia from August 2002 to March 2009.
While in Office, he was in charge of the controversial demobilization and disarmament of 32,000 paramilitaries of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia and 13,000 guerrilla fighters.
For some time, the Government of Colombia considered him a fugitive, after the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia issued an international arrest warrant
Restrepo, who was accused of faking the demobilization of a FARC military unit in 2006,
From his exile, Restrepo has shown support for the current Peace talks of President Juan Manuel Santos with FARC rebels.
On May 17, 2025, former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo was acquitted of false demobilization of the Cacica La Gaitana military unit.
Personal life
Luis Carlos was born on 24 January 1954 in Filandia, Caldas Department to Carlos E. Restrepo Ramírez and Soledad Ramírez Ospina.