Alejandro Eder | |
Office: | Mayor of Cali |
Term Start: | 1 January 2024 |
Predecessor: | Jorge Iván Ospina |
Office1: | Senior Presidential Advisor for Reintegration |
President1: | Juan Manuel Santos |
Term Start1: | 21 September 2010 |
Term End1: | 23 October 2014 |
Predecessor1: | Position established |
Successor1: | Camilo Granada |
Birth Name: | Álvaro Alejandro Eder Garcés |
Birth Date: | 1 December 1975 |
Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S.[1] |
Children: | 2 |
Alma Mater: | University of Columbia (BSP) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Álvaro Alejandro Eder Garcés (born 1 December 1975) is a Colombian politician and specialist in international security policies. He was elected Mayor of Cali in October 2023 and assumed office on January 1, 2024.[2] From 2010 to 2014 he served as Senior Presidential Advisor for Reintegration.[3] [4]
He is part of the fifth generation of the Eder family in Colombia as a descendant of James Martin Eder[5] as well as Henry James Eder, a former Mayor of Cali.