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José Antonio Ocampo

Colombian economist and politician · Colombia · On the map · Academics · Born 1952 · age 73

José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria is a Colombian writer, economist and academic who was the professor of professional practice in international and public affairs and director of the Economic and Political Development Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University from July 2007 to August 2022.

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Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense2014
Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought2008

About this person

Prior to his appointment, Ocampo served in a number of positions in the United Nations and the Government of Colombia, most notably in the United Nations as Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in Colombia as Minister of Finance and Public Credit and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Country
Colombia
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1952 · age 73