Efraín Goldenberg

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

Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber, or Efraím (born 28 December 1929),^[1] is a Peruvian politician who served as finance and economy minister, foreign relations minister, and prime minister during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori.^[2]

Efraín Goldenberg
Prime Minister of Peru
In office 17 February 1994 – 28 July 1995
President	Alberto Fujimori
Preceded by	Alfonso Bustamante y Bustamante
Succeeded by	Dante Córdova Blanco
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 15 October 1999 – 28 July 2000
President	Alberto Fujimori
Preceded by	Victor Joy Way
Succeeded by	Carlos Boloña Behr
Minister of Foreign Relations
In office 27 August 1993 – 28 July 1995
President	Alberto Fujimori
Preceded by	Óscar de la Puente Raygada
Succeeded by	Francisco Tudela
Personal details
Born	Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber (1929-12-28) 28 December 1929 (age 95) Lima, Peru
Political party	Independent Cambio 90 (non-affiliated member)
Spouse	Irene Pravatiner
Alma mater	National University of San Marcos
Profession	Politician

Early life

Goldenberg was born on December 28, 1929,^[3][4] in Lima, Peru, to Romanian-Jewish immigrants. He grew up in Talara, and attended the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.^[5]

Political career

On February 17, 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 (August 28, 1993 – July 28, 1995).^[6][7][8] On October 15, 1999, he became Peru's minister of economy and finance.^[9][10] 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.