Germán Ávila

Germán Ávila
Official portrait, 2025
Minister of Finance and Public Credit
Assumed office
March 18, 2025
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byDiego Guevara
President of the Bicentennial Group
Assumed office
November 1, 2024
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byAdriana Mazuera
Secretary General of the Alternative Democratic Pole
In office
March 2, 2005 – October 25, 2011
Preceded byAntonio Peñaloza
Succeeded byJorge Enrique Robledo
Personal details
BornGermán Ávila Plazas
1961 (age 64–65)
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
PartyHumane Colombia
(2011-present)
Other political
affiliations
EducationNational University of Colombia (BEc)
Occupation
  • Economist
  • politician
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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.