Domingo Cavallo
Appearance
Domingo Cavallo | |
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Minister of Economy | |
In office 20 March 2001 – 20 December 2001 | |
President | Fernando de la Rúa |
Preceded by | Ricardo López Murphy |
Succeeded by | Jorge Capitanich |
In office 1 February 1991 – 6 August 1996 | |
President | Carlos Menem |
Preceded by | Antonio Erman González |
Succeeded by | Roque Fernández |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 8 July 1989 – 31 January 1991 | |
President | Carlos Menem |
Preceded by | Susana Ruiz Cerruti |
Succeeded by | Guido di Tella |
President of the Central Bank of Argentina | |
In office 2 July 1982 – 26 August 1982 | |
President | Reynaldo Bignone |
Preceded by | Egidio Iannella |
Succeeded by | Julio González del Solar |
National Deputy | |
In office December 10, 1997 – March 20, 2001 | |
Constituency | City of Buenos Aires |
In office December 10, 1987 – December 10, 1989 | |
Constituency | Cordoba |
Personal details | |
Born | Domingo Felipe Cavallo July 21, 1946 San Francisco, Córdoba, Argentina |
Nationality | Argentine |
Political party | Justicialist Party (1983–1996) Action for the Republic (1996-2005) Is Posible Party (2013) Independent (2005-2012) (2014-present) |
Spouse(s) | Sonia Abrazián |
Alma mater | National University of Córdoba Harvard University |
Website | Official website |
Domingo Felipe Cavallo (born July 21, 1946) is an Argentine economist and politician. Between 1991 and 1996 he was Economic Ministry of Argentina during Carlos Menem presidency and again for a short time in 2001 during the Fernando de la Rúa presidency. He was known for making the U.S. dollar of legal use in Argentina.[1]
He unsuccessfully ran for President of Argentina in 1999. From 1989 to 1991, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Carlos Menem presidency.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Graciela Kaminsky; Amine Mati; Nada Choueiri (November 2009). "Thirty Years of Currency Crises in Argentina External Shocks or Domestic Fragility?" (PDF). National Bureau of Economic Research.