Aníbal Gaviria
| Aníbal Gaviria Correa | |
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| Mayor of Medellín | |
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In office January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Alonso Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Federico Gutiérrez |
| Governor of Antioquia | |
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In office January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Eugenio Prieto Soto |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alfredo Ramos |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 16, 1966 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Partido Liberal |
| Residence | Medellín, Colombia |
| Occupation | politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://anibalgaviria.tumblr.com |
Aníbal Gaviria Correa (Medellín, 16 January 1966) is a Colombian politician.
The Mayor of Medellin is a Business Administrator from the EAFIT University; he accomplished further studies at the Extension School of Harvard University and has also participated as a fellow student on different courses of the John F. Kennedy School of Government of the same institution.
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.[1] He belongs to the Colombian Liberal Party.
References
- ↑ "El equipo paisa". Semana. Retrieved 2012-05-31.(Spanish)