Javier Edilberto Silva Ruete (September 17, 1935 – September 21, 2012) was a Peruvian politician, lawyer and economist.

Early life and education

Silva Ruete was the son of Max Silva Velásquez, a notable physician from Piura, and Raquel Ruete de Silva. He studied at the Colegio Salesianos and the Colegio San Miguel in Piura. Silva Ruete studied Economy and Law at the

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. He later obtained postgraduate degrees from Uruguay, Italy, France and the United States. He worked at the Peruvian Central Reserve Bank and Banco de Fomento Agropecuario.

Political career

Silva Ruete served as

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in the First Presidency of Fernando Belaúnde Terry (1965 and 1967). When he was appointed he was the youngest Minister of Agriculture in the history of the country. At the time he belonged to the

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(PDC). He later served as Minister of Economy and Finance in the cabinets of

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(1978-1980),

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(2000) and

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(2002). During his years as minister in the Morales-Bermúdez government he implemented neoliberal policies in accord with the

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. He served as director of the Peruvian Central Reserve Bank and the

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(IADB). He held different posts in

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and Corporación Andina de Fomento. He was also a board member of different private companies. In 1984, he founded the political party

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(SODE) together with Manuel Moreyra and Aurelio Loret de Mola. He contested the 1985 election as a SODE candidate on the

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list, winning a seat in the Senate. He obtained 116,478 preferential votes. He became president of the Central Reserve Bank in 2003 and served until 2004.Historial de autoridades del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú desde 1922
''Banco Central de Reserva del Perú'' Silva Ruete died of cancer, at the age of 77 on 21 September 2012.''El Comercio''.
Javier Silva Ruete falleció hoy a los 77 años
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Javier 1935 births 2012 deaths People from Piura Presidents of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru National University of San Marcos alumni 20th-century Peruvian economists Peruvian bankers Christian Democrat Party (Peru) politicians Ministers of Agriculture of Peru Peruvian Ministers of Economy and Finance Members of the Senate of Peru