Enrique Low Murtra

Enrique Low
Colombian Minister of Justice
In office
September 7, 1987 – August 10, 1988
PresidentVirgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded byEduardo Suescún Monroy
Succeeded byMónica de Greiff
Personal details
Born
Enrique Low Murtra

(1949-03-23)March 23, 1949
Bogotá D.M., Colombia
DiedApril 30, 1991(1991-04-30) (aged 42)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Manner of deathAssassination
Spouse
Yoshiko Nakayama
(m. 1963)
ChildrenAmalia Low Nakayama
Olga Low Nakayama
Parent(s)Rudolf Low Maus
María Murtra Casanovas
Alma materNational University of Colombia
University of Illinois
Harvard University
La Salle University
Universidad Externado de Colombia
University of the Andes
University of Valle
ProfessionLawyer

Enrique Low Murtra (March 23, 1939 – April 30, 1991) was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as minister of justice under President Virgilio Barco Vargas, and was assassinated by orders of Pablo Escobar because of his work as minister, like his predecessors, in prosecuting cocaine traffickers mainly belonging to the Medellín Cartel.[1]

  1. ^ "Enrique Low Murtra". acceconomicas.