Efrain Goldenberg

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Efrain Goldenberg Schreiber, or "Efraim," served as Peru's finance minister, foreign relations minister, and prime minister in the 1990s.

[edit] Early life

He was born on December 29, 1929, in Lima, Peru, to Jewish parents. He studied in Colegio San Andrés (formerly named as Anglo-Peruvian School).

He studied humanities and law at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima from 1946 to 1952.

[edit] Political career

On February 17, 1994, he was sworn in as prime minister of Peru, a position that he held until 1995.

He was Peru's foreign relations minister prior to this office.

On October 10, 1999, he became Peru's Finance Minister.

[edit] Business career

He has had a prominent role in the business community as chairperson of the National Fisheries Society and director of the Fund for the Promoting of Exports.