| José Antonio Ocampo | |
|---|---|
| 2nd United Nations's Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs | |
| In office 1 July 2003 – 1 July 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Nitin Desai |
| Succeeded by | Sha Zukang |
| 8th United Nations's Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 1 July 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Gert Rosenthal |
| Succeeded by | José Luis Machinea |
| Colombian Minister of Finance and Public Credit | |
| In office 7 August 1996 – 7 August 1998 |
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| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Perry Rubio |
| Succeeded by | Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar |
| Director of the National Planning Department of Colombia | |
| In office 7 August 1994 – 14 Mayo 1996 |
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| President | Ernesto Samper Pizano |
| Preceded by | Armando Montenegro Trujillo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Ramírez Jaramillo |
| Colombian Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 4 May 1993 – 7 August 1994 |
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| President | César Gaviria Trujillo |
| Preceded by | Alfonso López Caballero |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Hernández Gamarra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1952 Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (BA) Yale University (Ph.D.) |
| Profession | Sociologist, Economist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria (born 20 December 1952)[1] is Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs and director, Economic and Political Development Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.[2] 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.[3]
Graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1971 with B.A.s in Sociology and Economics, in 1976 he received his Ph.D from Yale University with his dissertation Capital accumulation and international relations.[4]