Alejandro Gaviria

Alejandro Gaviria

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Alejandro Gaviria is a Colombian academic and politician who served as the Minister of Education from 2022 until his departure amid tensions with President Gustavo Petro's administration. Known for his progressive views on education, Gaviria has been critical of the government's health reform efforts and has publicly responded to Petro's recent remarks about his tenure, asserting that the president misrepresents his contributions and intentions during his time in office.

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Alejandro Gaviria, exministro de Educación del gobierno de Gustavo Petro, describes the current moment in Colombia as one of the highest polarization in the last century.

“¿Como México o como Chile?”, las alternativas en Colombia
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2026-05-28
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Alejandro Gaviria is known for leading the youth campaign in the recent presidential elections.

¿Qué hay detrás del robo a abogada en Centro Comercial de Bogotá que ya desencadenó dos trinos del Minjusticia?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-03-05
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Alejandro Gaviria is a former Minister of Health who criticized President Petro for his treatment of Kevin's mother.

el retrato de la debacle del sistema de salud en la era de Gustavo Petro
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-02-22
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Former Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria criticized President Petro for blaming the family for Kevin's death.

Kevin Acosta, el niño colombiano que murió esperando un medicamento para la hemofilia en Colombia
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-02-18
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Alejandro Gaviria is a former Minister of Health who condemned the president's comments regarding the family's responsibility in Kevin Acosta's death.

Rechazo generalizado a comentarios del presidente Gustavo Petro y ministro Jaramillo sobre muerte de Kevin Acosta por no recibir tratamiento
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-02-17
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Alejandro Gaviria criticized the current administration as 'the most corrupt government in recent Colombian history'.

Alejandro Gaviria, exministro de Petro
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-02-16
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Gustavo Petro
Gustavo Petro

Alejandro Gaviria publicly questioned the lack of technical support for the president's claims about the health system.

Fast check | Análisis de las cifras económicas y de la salud que entregó el presidente Gustavo Petro en alocución: ¿hubo imprecisiones?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-12-24
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Alejandro Gaviria was not chosen as the head of the list for Ahora Colombia due to his past in the Petro government.

se vienen renuncias en las próximas dos semanas
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-11-26
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Alejandro Gaviria, the former Minister of Education, is being courted by several parties for a potential candidacy.

Colombia Humana ve complejo unirse al Pacto Histórico y busca alternativas / En Secreto
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-11-09
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Alejandro Gaviria is being considered as the head of the list for the coalition Nuevo Liberalismo, Mira y Dignidad y Compromiso.

¿Alejandro Gaviria será la cabeza de lista de la coalición Nuevo Liberalismo, Mira y Dignidad y Compromiso? La puja que se avecina
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-10-16
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Alejandro Gaviria is a former minister who defended María Corina Machado against Gustavo Petro's criticisms.

Duro choque entre Gustavo Petro y Alejandro Gaviria por nobel de María Corina Machado: ‘Irracionalidad y resentimiento’
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-10-12
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Former Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria believes the failure of the initiative is due to the ideological stubbornness of the current administration.

expertos advierten que el proyecto no soluciona la crisis y hablan de ‘tozudez ideológica'
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-10-02
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Alejandro Gaviria was the former minister under whom Nicolás Ávila served as chief of staff.

Este es el dictamen de Medicina Legal sobre la muerte del exdiplomático Nicolás Ávila frente a lujoso hotel de Bogotá
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-09-22
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Alejandro Gaviria produced a document on the harmful effects of aerial fumigation.

Mar de coca, legado de Petro
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-09-14
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Alejandro Gaviria is mentioned as the former minister under whom Nicolás Ávila served as chief of staff.

Un segundo celular de Nicolás Ávila, el joven exdiplomático que apareció muerto en lujoso hotel de Bogotá, arrojaría pista sobre amenazas en su contra
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-09-06
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Nicolas Avila Venegas
Nicolas Avila Venegas

Alejandro Gaviria was the former Minister of Education and Nicolás Ávila's boss during his tenure as chief of staff.

estuvo involucrado en dos grandes polémicas
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-09-05
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Nicolas Avila Venegas
Nicolas Avila Venegas

Alejandro Gaviria was the former campaign chief for Nicolás Ávila.

Verifican chats de pareja e ingreso a lujoso hotel de joven exdiplomático hallado muerto en el norte de Bogotá
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-09-05
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Alejandro Gaviria, former Minister of Education, criticized President Petro's claims about Colombia's health system.

'Parece no entender el tema'
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-08-07
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Gustavo Petro
Gustavo Petro

Alejandro Gaviria is a former minister who criticized President Petro's stance on media control.

¿Es cierto lo que dice el mandatario?
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-07-25
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Alejandro Gaviria, a former minister, rejected Petro's message regarding media control.

Rechazo a polémico mensaje del presidente Gustavo Petro sobre señales de medios y opiniones de congresistas de oposición
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-07-25
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