Simón Gaviria Muñoz
Simón Gaviria Muñoz (born 24 November 1980) is a Colombian economist and politician currently serving as Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia since 2006. The son of the 28th President of Colombia, César Gaviria Trujillo, he is also the current National Director of the Colombian Liberal Party since 11 December 2011.
Simón Gaviria Muñoz | |
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| Director of National Planning Department | |
| Assumed office 11 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tatyana Orozco de la Cruz |
| President of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2011 – 20 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Alberto Zuluaga |
| Succeeded by | Augusto Posada Sánchez |
| Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | |
| In office 20 July 2006 – 20 July 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1980 Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | María Margarita Amín Díaz
(m. 2010) |
| Children |
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| Parents | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BEcon) |
| Profession | Economist |
| Website | simongaviria |
He was elected to the Chamber in 2006 in representation of the Bogotá circumscription as the second-in-line in the electoral list headed by David Luna Sánchez of the For the Country of our Dreams movement that received 103,795 in the 2006 legislative elections.[1] In a 2007 survey of RCN TV, he was chosen as "Surprise Representative" for his rapid ascent in high politics and legislative actions, and in 2008 was chosen as "Best Chamber Representative" in another poll by RCN TV and Caracol Radio.[2]
In the 2010 legislative elections, this time as a Liberal party candidate and head of the electoral list, he was re-elected with a total of 72,896, the largest margin of votes for any one Representative to the Chamber in 2010, and elected unanimously President of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for the legislative period 2011–2012 by the Liberal caucus in the chamber.[3]
Personal life
Born on 24 November 1980 in Pereira, Colombia, he is the eldest of two children, son of César Gaviria Trujillo and Ana Milena Muñoz Gómez; his younger sister is María Paz Gaviria. He is married to María Margarita Amín Díaz with whom he has two daughters, Sofía and Filipa.
References
- "Simón Gaviria Muñoz: Curriculum" (in Spanish). Congreso Visible. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- "Simón Gaviria Muñoz". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
- Leon, Karen (2011-03-30). "Liberales proclaman a Simón Gaviria como su candidato a la presidencia de la Cámara" [Liberals proclaim Simón Gaviria as candidate to the President of the Chamber]. RCN Radio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2011-08-25.