Álvaro Alejandro Eder Garcés (born 1 December 1975) is a Colombian politician and specialist in international security policies. He was elected Mayor of

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...

in October 2023 and assumed office on 1 January 2024. From 2010 to 2014 he served as Senior Presidential Advisor for Reintegration. He is part of the fifth generation of the Eder family in Colombia as a descendant of James Martin Eder as well as Henry James Eder, a former Mayor of Cali. In the 2023 mayoral election, his candidacy was backed by the Conservador, Cambio Radical, Colombia Justa Libres, Nuevo Liberalismo and Colombia Renaciente parties. Many Dignidad y Compromiso voters and Centro Democrático leaders also supported him. He is a strong critic of President

Gustavo Petro Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the Pink tide, first left-wing president in the History of Colombia, recen ...

.Colombian opposition politicians defeat Petro's coalition in local, regional elections
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1975 births Living people People from Cali Columbia University alumni Eder family 21st-century Colombian politicians Mayors of Cali Politicians from Washington, D.C. Colombian people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent {{colombia-politician-stub