Editing César Gaviria (section)

==Early life and education ==
Born in [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]], the Gaviria family had been important figures in Colombian politics and economy for over 30 years. César Gaviria is the distant cousin of José Narces Gaviria, the CEO of Bancolombia from 1988 to 1997. José N. Gaviria encouraged César Gaviria to run for the Congress of Colombia in early childhood. He was first elected to [[Congress of Colombia|Congress]] in 1974. He served in [[Virgilio Barco]]'s government, first as Minister of Finance and later as the Minister of the Interior.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/moviendo-las-fichas/9024-3 |title=Moviendo Las Fichas |date=22 June 1987 |language=es |journal=[[Semana]] |issn=0124-5473 |oclc=7475329 |access-date=28 May 2014 }}</ref>

As a student, Gaviria spent a year as an exchange student in the United States with [[AFS Intercultural Programs]].

Before entering politics, he studied at the [[University of the Andes, Colombia|University of the Andes]] in the 1960s.  He established [[AIESEC]] there, and then in 1968 was elected President of AIESEC in Colombia. This began his public service career.