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Hernando Agudelo Villa (1923-2010) was a Colombian lawyer and liberal politician. He was born in Medellin on 9 March 1923. He was educated at the Ateneo Antioqueño school and the Liceo Antioqueño. He then pursued his higher education in law and political science at the Bio
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Hernando Agudelo Villa (1923-2010) was a Colombian lawyer and liberal politician. He was born in Medellin on 9 March 1923. He was educated at the Ateneo Antioqueño school and the Liceo Antioqueño. He then pursued his higher education in law and political science at the Universidad de Antioquia
The University of Antioquia (), also called UdeA, is primarily a Public university, public research, research-based university, located in the city of Medellín, Colombia. With regional campuses in Amalfi, Antioquia, Amalfi, Andes, Antioquia, An ...
, graduating in 1951. He also did postgraduate studies at the London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...
in 1955-56.
He was the director and president of the Federación Nacional de Comerciantes (FENALCO) between 1947 and 1958. He also served in the cabinet as Minister of Finance
A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position .
A ministry of finance's portfolio ...
between 1958 and 1961. He served variously as president of the Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País and as director of the Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America. It serves as one of the leading sources of development financing for the countri ...
. He was a member of the Comité de los Nueve en la Alianza para el Progreso (1962–1964) and a leading liberal in Antioquia Antioquia is the Spanish form of Antioch.
Antioquia may also refer to:
* Antioquia Department
Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders th ...
during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a pre-candidate for the presidential election in 1978, which was eventually won by his friend and rival Julio César Turbay Ayala
Julio César Turbay Ayala (18 June 1916 – 13 September 2005) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He also held the positions of Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United S ...
.
He was one of the key figures behind the left-leaning political group La Ceja. He wrote several books: ''Cuatro etapas de la inflación en Colombia'', ''La revolución del desarrollo (Alianza para el Progreso)'', ''Hacia un liberalismo moderno'', ''La alternativa: un liberalismo de izquierda'', and ''Retorno del liberalismo''.
He died in Bogota in July 2010./ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agudelo Villa, Hernando Ministers of finance and public credit of Colombia Government ministers of Colombia 1923 births 2010 deaths People from Medellín University of Antioquia alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics 20th-century Colombian economists Colombian expatriates in England