Alejandro Eder

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eder and the second or maternal family name is Garcés.

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 1 January 2024.^[2] From 2010 to 2014 he served as Senior Presidential Advisor for Reintegration.^[3][4]

Alejandro Eder
Mayor of Cali
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2024
Preceded by	Jorge Iván Ospina
Senior Presidential Advisor for Reintegration
In office 21 September 2010 – 23 October 2014
President	Juan Manuel Santos
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Camilo Granada
Personal details
Born	Álvaro Alejandro Eder Garcés (1975-12-01) 1 December 1975 (age 49) Washington, D.C., U.S.[1]
Spouse	Taliana Vargas ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Columbia (BSP)
Occupation	Politician

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.^[1]

In the 2023 mayoral election, his candidacy was backed by the Conservador, Cambio Radical, Colombia Justa Libres, Nuevo Liberalismo and Colombia Renaciente parties.^[6] Many Dignidad y Compromiso voters and Centro Democrático leaders also supported him.^[7] He is a strong critic of President Gustavo Petro.^[8]