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Alejandro Eder

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Alejandro Eder
Mayor of Cali
Assumed office
1 January 2024
Preceded byJorge Iván Ospina
Senior Presidential Advisor for Reintegration
In office
21 September 2010 – 23 October 2014
PresidentJuan Manuel Santos
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCamilo Granada
Personal details
Born
Álvaro Alejandro Eder Garcés

(1975-12-01) 1 December 1975 (age 48)
Washington, D.C., U.S.[1]
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Columbia
(BSP)
OccupationPolitician

Álvaro Alejandro Eder Garcés (born 1 December 1975) is a Colombian politician and specialist in international security policies. He was elected Mayor of Cali in October 2023 and assumed office on January 1, 2024.[2] From 2010 to 2014 he served as Senior Presidential Advisor for Reintegration.[3][4]

He is part of the fifth generation of the Eder family in Colombia as a descendant of James Martin Eder[5] as well as Henry James Eder, a former Mayor of Cali.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b El País Editorial (30 October 2023). "¿Quién es Alejandro Eder? La historia del nuevo alcalde de Santiago de Cali" [Who is Alejandro Eder? The story of the new mayor of Santiago de Cali]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ Freixes, Josep (29 October 2023). "Alejandro Eder Wins Election to Be Next Mayor of Cali". Colombia One. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ El Tiempo Editorial (21 September 2010). "Alejandro Eder se posesionó como el nuevo Alto Consejero Presidencial Para la Reintegración" [Alejandro Eder took office as the new High Presidential Advisor for Reintegration]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Este es el equipo negociador del Gobierno" [This is the Government's negotiating team]. Semana (in Spanish). 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ^ Beltrán, Daniela (10 October 2023). "Este es el candidato a la Alcaldía de Cali que anhela servir al país" [This is the candidate for Mayor of Cali who longs to serve the country]. infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by
New political movement
Let's revive Cali nominee for Mayor of Cali
2023
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Cali
2024-2027
Incumbent