José Antonio Ocampo
José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria (born 20 December 1952) is a Colombian writer, economist and academic who was the professor of professional practice in international and public affairs and director of the Economic and Political Development Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University from July 2007 to August 2022. Prior to his appointment, Ocampo served in a number of positions in the United Nations and the Government of Colombia, most notably in the United Nations as Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in Colombia as Minister of Finance and Public Credit and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
José Antonio Ocampo | |
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| Minister of Finance and Public Credit | |
| In office 7 August 2022 – 26 April 2023 | |
| President | Gustavo Petro |
| Preceded by | José Manuel Restrepo |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Bonilla |
| In office 7 August 1996 – 24 November 1997 | |
| President | Ernesto Samper |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Perry |
| Succeeded by | Antonio José Urdinola |
| United Nations Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs | |
| In office 1 July 2003 – 1 July 2007 | |
| Secretary-General | Kofi Annan Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Nitin Desai |
| Succeeded by | Sha Zukang |
| United Nations Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 1 July 2003 | |
| Secretary-General | Kofi Annan |
| Preceded by | Gert Rosenthal |
| Succeeded by | José Luis Machinea |
| Director of the National Planning Department | |
| In office 7 August 1994 – 14 May 1996 | |
| President | Ernesto Samper |
| Preceded by | Armando Montenegro Trujillo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Ramírez Jaramillo |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 4 May 1993 – 7 August 1994 | |
| President | César Gaviria |
| Preceded by | Alfonso López Caballero |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Hernández Gamarra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria 20 December 1952 Cali, Cuaca Valley, Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Yale University (MA, PhD) |
On 23 March 2012, Ocampo was nominated by Brazil as a candidate to lead the World Bank. Ocampo's native Colombia declined to endorse his bid, however, and with limited backing he withdrew from the race on 13 April 2012 and swung his support behind Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
In 2022, President of Colombia Gustavo Petro appointed him as Minister of Finance.