Simón Gaviria

Simón Gaviria
General Director of National Planning
In office
11 August 2014 (2014-08-11) – 11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byTatyana Orozco
Succeeded byLuis Fernando Mejía
President of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 2011 (2011-07-20) – 20 July 2012 (2012-07-20)
Preceded byCarlos Alberto Zuluaga
Succeeded byAugusto Posada Sánchez
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
In office
20 July 2006 (2006-07-20) – 20 July 2014 (2014-07-20)
ConstituencyCapital District
Personal details
BornSimón Gaviria Muñoz
(1980-11-24) 24 November 1980
PartyLiberal
Spouse
María Margarita Amín Díaz
(m. 2010)
Children
  • Sofía Gaviria Amín
  • Filipa Gaviria Amín
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BEcon)
Harvard Kennedy School (MPA)
ProfessionEconomist
Websitesimongaviria.com.co
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Simón Gaviria Muñoz (born 24 November 1980) is a Colombian economist and politician who served as General Director of National Planning from 2014 to 2017 under President Juan Manuel Santos. A member of the Gaviria family and the Liberal party, he has served as a Representative for Bogotá and as president of the Chamber of representatives

Born in Pereira, Risaralda, he holds a degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School.