William Villamizar Laguado (Arboledas, 31 October 1965) is a Colombian engineer and politician who served as the 74th Governor of Norte de Santander, Colombia for the 2008–2011 term, though he was suspended ten days before completing his tenure.
He attended secondary school in Arboledas, his hometown, and at the Juan Atalaya Integrated Departmental School in Cúcuta, where he graduated top of his class and achieved the highest ICFES scores of that institution.
[3] He holds a degree in civil engineering, graduating with honours, from the Francisco de Paula Santander University, and is a specialist in Financial Management from the Universidad Libre (Colombia).
Villamizar was named in a list within an internal report by the DIJIN (Colombian National Police Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol) concerning a case of asset forfeiture.
This list was reportedly in the possession of murdered journalist Jaime Vásquez in the city of Cúcuta.