Simón Gaviria Muñoz (born 24 November 1980) is a Colombian economist and politician who served as Member of the

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from 2006 until 2014. The son of the 28th

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, he also served as the Director of the

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during the second Santos government. He is an economist from the

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and has a

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from

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. He is remembered for voting for the 2012 Justice reform without having read it. He was elected to the Chamber in 2006 in representation of the

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circumscription as the second-in-line in the

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headed by

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of the

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movement that received 103,795 votes in the 2006 legislative elections. In a 2007 survey of

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, 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

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. 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.

Personal life

Born on 24 November 1980 in Pereira, Colombia, he is the eldest of two children, son of

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.

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Chamber of Representatives of Colombia-Chamber Directory:Gaviria Muñoz Simón
1980 births Living people People from Pereira, Colombia Children of presidents of Colombia University of Pennsylvania alumni Colombian economists Colombian Liberal Party politicians Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Gaviria family Harvard Kennedy School alumni {{colombia-politician-stub

Personal life

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