Efraín Goldenberg
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Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber, or Efraím (born 28 December 1929), is a
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politician who served as finance and economy minister, foreign relations minister, and
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during the presidency of
Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.* * * * * * * Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's fir ...
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Early life

Goldenberg was born on December 28, 1929, in
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, Peru, to Romanian-Jewish immigrants. He grew up in
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, and attended the
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Political career

On February 17, 1994, he was sworn in as
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by President
Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.* * * * * * * Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's fir ...
, a position that he held until 1995. He was Peru's foreign relations minister prior to this office (August 28, 1993 – July 28, 1995). On October 15, 1999, he became Peru's minister of economy and finance. He has had a role in the business community as chairperson of the National Fisheries Society and director of the Fund for the Promoting of Exports.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldenberg, Efrain 1929 births Living people Jewish Peruvian politicians Politicians from Lima Peruvian Jews Jewish prime ministers 20th-century Peruvian businesspeople Peruvian people of Romanian-Jewish descent Prime ministers of Peru Ministers of economy and finance of Peru Foreign ministers of Peru National University of San Marcos alumni Fujimorista politicians