Germán Ávila

Germán Ávila
Germán Ávila
	Official portrait, 2025
Minister of Finance and Public Credit
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 18, 2025
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Diego Guevara
President of the Bicentennial Group
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 1, 2024
President	Gustavo Petro
Preceded by	Adriana Mazuera
Secretary General of the Alternative Democratic Pole
	In office; March 2, 2005 – October 25, 2011
Preceded by	Antonio Peñaloza
Succeeded by	Jorge Enrique Robledo
Personal details
Born	Germán Ávila Plazas; 1961 (age 63–64); Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Political party	Humane Colombia; (2011-present)
Other political; affiliations	19th of April Movement; (1974-1990); Alternative Democratic Pole; (1990-2010); Historic Pact for Colombia; (2021-present);
Residences	Zipaquirá; Bogotá, D.C.;
Education	National University of Colombia (BEc)
Occupation	Economist; politician;

Germán Ávila Plazas (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.^[1]^[2]

Born in Bogotá, he graduated from the National University of Colombia.^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

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