Efraín Goldenberg

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::summary Peruvian politician (1929–2025) ::

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Field	Value
name	Efraín Goldenberg
office	Prime Minister of Peru
term_start	17 February 1994
term_end	28 July 1995
president	Alberto Fujimori
predecessor	Alfonso Bustamante y Bustamante
successor	Dante Córdova Blanco
office2	Minister of Economy and Finance
term_start2	15 October 1999
term_end2	28 July 2000
president2	Alberto Fujimori
predecessor2	Victor Joy Way
successor2	Carlos Boloña Behr
office3	Minister of Foreign Relations
term_start3	27 August 1993
term_end3	28 July 1995
president3	Alberto Fujimori
predecessor3	Óscar de la Puente Raygada
successor3	Francisco Tudela
birth_name	Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber
birth_date
birth_place	Lima, Perù
death_date
death_place	Lima, Perù
party	Independent
Cambio 90 (non-affiliated member)
profession	Politician
spouse	Irene Pravatiner
alma_mater	National University of San Marcos
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Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber (or Efraím; 28 December 1929 – 10 December 2025) was a Peruvian politician who served as finance and economy minister, foreign relations minister, and prime minister during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori.

Personal life

Goldenberg was born on 28 December 1929, in Lima, Peru, to Romanian-Jewish immigrants. He grew up in Talara, and attended the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Goldenberg died on 10 December 2025 at the age of 95.

Political career

On 17 February 1994, he was sworn in as Prime Minister of Peru by President Alberto Fujimori, a position that he held until 1995. He was Peru's foreign relations minister prior to this office (28 August 1993 – 28 July 1995). On 15 October 1999, he became Peru's minister of economy and finance. He has had a role in the business community as chairperson of the National Fisheries Society and director of the Fund for the Promoting of Exports.

References

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 ."
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