Germán Ávila
Germán Ávila | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit | |
| Assumed office March 18, 2025 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Diego Guevara |
| President of the Bicentennial Group | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2024 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | Adriana Mazuera |
| Secretary General of the Alternative Democratic Pole | |
| In office March 2, 2005 – October 25, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Peñaloza |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Enrique Robledo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Germán Ávila Plazas 1961 (age 64–65) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Party | Humane Colombia (2011-present) |
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| Education | National University of Colombia (BEc) |
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Germán Ávila Plazas (born c. 1961) is a Colombian economist and politician who has served as Minister of Finance and Public Credit since 2025. A member of Humane Colombia, he was active in the 19th of April Movement.
Born in Bogotá, he graduated from the National University of Colombia. He is the founder of Crear Cooperativa, led the National Federation of Popular Housing for more than three decades, and was secretary general of the Alternative Democratic Pole.