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César Gaviria

César Gaviria
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7th Secretary General of the Organization of American States
In office
September 15, 1994 (1994-09-15) – September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15)
Preceded by João Clemente Baena Soares
Succeeded by Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
28th President of Colombia
In office
August 7, 1990 (1990-08-07) – August 7, 1994 (1994-08-07)
Preceded by Virgilio Barco Vargas
Succeeded by Ernesto Samper Pizano
Minister of Interior and Justice
In office
May 1987 – February 1989
President Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by Fernando Cepeda Ulloa
Succeeded by Raúl Orejuela Bueno
57th Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
In office
August 7, 1986 (1986-08-07) – June 17, 1987 (1987-06-17)
President Virgilio Barco Vargas
Preceded by Hugo Palacios Mejía
Succeeded by Luis Fernando Alarcón Mantilla
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office
July 20, 1974 (1974-07-20) – July 20, 1986 (1986-07-20)
Constituency Risaralda Department
President of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office
July 20, 1984 (1984-07-20) – July 20, 1985 (1985-07-20)
Preceded by Hernando Gómez Otálora
Succeeded by Daniel Mazuera Gómez
Personal details
Born César Augusto Gaviria Trujillo
(1947-03-31) March 31, 1947 (age 69)
Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Political party Liberal
Children
Alma mater University of the Andes (BEcon, 1969)
Occupation Economist
Religion Roman Catholicism

César Augusto Gaviria Trujillo (Spanish: [ˈsesaɾ auˈɣusto ɣaˈβiɾja tɾuˈxiʝo] ; born March 31, 1947) is a Colombian economist and politician who served as the President of Colombia from 1990 to 1994, Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1994 to 2004 and National Director of the Colombian Liberal Party from 2005 to 2009. During his tenure as president, he summoned the Constituent Assembly of Colombia that enacted the Constitution of 1991.

Born in Pereira, the Gaviria family had been an important figure in Colombian politics and economy for over 30 years. César Gaviria is the distant cousin of José Narces Gaviria, who was the CEO of Bancolombia from 1988–1997. José N. Gaviria encouraged César Gaviria to run for the Congress of Colombia in early childhood. He was first elected to Congress in 1974. He served in Virgilio Barco's government, first as Minister of Finance and later as the Minister of the Interior.

As a student, Gaviria spent a year as an exchange student in the United States with AFS Intercultural Programs.

Before entering politics, he studied at the University of the Andes in the 1960s. He established AIESEC there, and then in 1968 was elected President of AIESEC in Colombia. This began his public service career.

At 23, he was elected councilman in his hometown of Pereira, and four years later he became the city's mayor. In 1974 he was elected to the Chamber of Representatives, of which he was president of in 1984–85. Three years later he became co-chair of the Colombian Liberal Party.


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