Efraín Goldenberg

Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber, or "Efraím," served as Peru's finance minister, foreign relations minister, and prime minister in the 1990s.[1]

Early life

Goldenberg was born on December 29, 1929, in Lima, Peru, to German Jewish immigrants. He grew up in Talara, and attended the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.[2]

Political career

On February 17, 1994, he was sworn in as Prime Minister of Peru by then President Alberto Fujimori, a position that he held until 1995. He was Peru's foreign relations minister prior to this office (August 28, 1993–95).

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

At the end of Fujimori's dictatorship he was accused of Illicit Enrichment for the sum of 100000000 (One Hundred Million Euros). Among his accusations are: Illicit Enrichment, Aggravated Embezzlement, Illicit Association for the Commission of Crimes, Material Falsehood and Ideological Falsehood damaging the Country. He escaped to the US in order to escape from justice.

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.

References

  1. ↑ Catherine M. Conaghan - Fujimori's Peru: Deception in the Public Sphere 2005 - - Page 97 "Cabinet president Efraín Goldenberg announced that both Attorney General Colán and JNE board member Manuel Catorca were en route to Huánuco to lead an investigation. Meanwhile, the police arrested twelve of the seventeen suspects ."
  2. ↑ Frank, Ben G. (2010). A Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and Latin America. Pelican Publishing. p. 433. ISBN 978-1-4556-1330-4.