Aníbal Gaviria
Governor of Antioquia
Assumed office
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)
Preceded byLuis Pérez Gutiérrez
Succeeded byAndrés Julián Rendon (elected)
In office
1 January 2004 (2004-01-01) – 31 December 2007 (2007-12-31)
Preceded byEugenio Prieto Soto
Succeeded byLuis Alfredo Ramos
Mayor of Medellín
In office
1 January 2012 (2012-01-01) – 31 December 2015 (2015-12-31)
Preceded byAlonso Salazar
Succeeded byFederico Gutiérrez
Personal details
Born (1966-01-16) 16 January 1966
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Political partyLiberal Party
Residence(s)Medellín, Colombia
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttp://anibalgaviria.tumblr.com

Aníbal Gaviria Correa (born 16 January 1966) is a Colombian politician who has served as the governor of Antioquia since 2020. Prior to this, Gaviria was the Mayor of Medellín from 2012 to 2015 and served as a visiting scholar at University of California, Berkeley. He previously served as Governor of Antioquia from 2004 to 2007.

Biography

Education

Gaviria studied business administration at EAFIT University, and he later studied at Harvard Extension School.[1]

Political career

During his career in the public administration is to be highlighted his term as Governor of Antioquia between 2004 and 2007, where he directed the management efforts to unified the work with other actors in the state towards the pursuit of higher levels of equity and development for the citizens of Antioquia.

In 2007 the “Proyecto Líder Colombia” recognized him as the best Governor of Colombia. As a leader his management reached 89% favorability. In 2009 he was a presidential candidate of the Liberal Party and then vice presidential running mate of his party in the 2010 elections.

He was elected as mayor of the city of Medellin for the period 2012–2015. He was previously the governor of Antioquia Department from 2004 to 2007.[2] He is a member of the Liberal Party.

References

  1. ↑ "Anibal Gaviria - Governor of Antioquia". United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) World Congress and Summit of Local and Regional Leaders. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "El equipo paisa". Semana. Retrieved 31 May 2012.(Spanish)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.