Domingo Cavallo

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Domingo Cavallo
Minister of Economy
In office
20 March 2001 – 20 December 2001
PresidentFernando de la Rúa
Preceded byRicardo López Murphy
Succeeded byJorge Capitanich
In office
1 February 1991 – 6 August 1996
PresidentCarlos Menem
Preceded byAntonio Erman González
Succeeded byRoque Fernández
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
8 July 1989 – 31 January 1991
PresidentCarlos Menem
Preceded bySusana Ruiz Cerruti
Succeeded byGuido di Tella
President of the Central Bank of Argentina
In office
2 July 1982 – 26 August 1982
PresidentReynaldo Bignone
Preceded byEgidio Iannella
Succeeded byJulio González del Solar
National Deputy
In office
December 10, 1997 – March 20, 2001
ConstituencyCity of Buenos Aires
In office
December 10, 1987 – December 10, 1989
ConstituencyCordoba
Personal details
Born
Domingo Felipe Cavallo

(1946-07-21) July 21, 1946 (age 77)
San Francisco, Córdoba, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Political partyJusticialist Party
(1983–1996)
Action for the Republic
(1996-2005)
Is Posible Party (2013)
Independent
(2005-2012)
(2014-present)
Spouse(s)Sonia Abrazián
Alma materNational University of Córdoba
Harvard University
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. 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.