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The President of the Republic, Iván Duque, confirmed through his Twitter account the death of former Minister of Finance Roberto Junguito, one of the most prominent economists in the country.
I deeply regret the death of former Minister Roberto Junguito. A great friend, an exemplary human being, an upright public servant, a mentor that I will always remember and one of the best economists in the history of Colombia. My solidarity with your family.
– Iván Duque 🇨🇴 (@IvanDuque) December 28, 2020
After studying economics at the Universidad de los Andes, Junguito Bonnet, born on March 5, 1943 in the country’s capital, obtained his doctorate in this discipline at Princeton University (USA), and completed his studies with courses at the London School of Economics and the University of Brussels.
It was twice Minister of Finance. The first time, in 1984, during the government of Belisario Betancur and the second, in 2002, under the presidency of Álvaro Uribe Vélez. These were, however, only two of the high dignities that he held throughout his distinguished professional life.
Among them are the representation of Colombia before the International Monetary Fund and the co-director of the Bank of the Republic; He was also Minister of Agriculture, director of Fedesarrollo, executive president of Fasecolda, president of the Association of Coffee Exporters and Colombian ambassador to France and the European Community.
Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría, former Minister of Finance, He also regretted the news of Junguito, whom he referred to as a great Colombian who contributed a lot to the country: “He always stood out as a serious, pragmatic person, who sought above all the well-being of our society, the well-being of Colombia, the decisions correct; he was a person who united and reached consensus; who tried to avoid divisions and friction and helped generate support for decisions to be made, which were often difficult and complex; he helped the country understand them “.
Cárdenas Santamaría also highlighted the fact that he has left a great legacy through his books, in which his experiences and reflections on the economic history of Colombia are recorded, “and which will surely be a must-read for many generations, to understand our past”.
In his last post in Briefcase, The newspaper for which he was a columnist, Junguito referred to the IMF’s revisions to world economic projections in his World Economic Outlook report.
Heartfelt reactions
After the news, different personalities from the economic field mourned his death, recognized the enormous contributions of Junguito Bonnet to the Colombian economy and sent their condolences to the family:
I deeply regret the death of Roberto Junguito, a great friend and great economist who contributed a lot to the country. My condolences to his family.
– Juan Manuel Santos (@JuanManSantos) December 28, 2020
I deeply regret the death of Dr. Roberto Junguito, former Minister of Finance, an extraordinary public servant and an authority on Public Finance issues. My solidarity with your family. Peace in his grave. RIP
– Marta Lucía Ramírez (@mluciaramirez) December 28, 2020
We deeply regret the death of former Minister Roberto Junguito who accompanied us in recent years on the editorial committee of our Banca y Economía magazine. Your contributions to the country are invaluable. All our solidarity with his family.
– Asobancaria Colombia (@Asobancaria) December 28, 2020
He @BancoRepublica and its Board of Directors deeply regret the death of Dr. Roberto Junguito, a prominent former minister and brilliant Colombian economist, who was co-director of our institution between 1991 and 1999. All our solidarity with his family and friends
– Republic Bank 🇨🇴 (@BancoRepublica) December 28, 2020
I pay tribute of admiration and affection to Roberto Junguito Great human being, extraordinary economist, loyal colleague, and unblemished politician To Norita, his wife with similar qualities and to his entire family feeling of solidarity Colombia lost one of the GREAT @Weekly magazine
– Noemi Sanin (@SaninNoemi) December 28, 2020
The National Planning Department deeply regrets the death of former Minister Roberto Junguito. We will always remember him as a great public servant and as one of the most important economists in the country. A message of solidarity for your family and friends.
– dnp_colombia (@DNP_Colombia) December 28, 2020
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