Carlos Cáceres Chávez
Salvadoran politician
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Juan Ramón Carlos Enrique Cáceres Chávez is a Salvadoran politician and former Minister of Finance during the administrations of Mauricio Funes and Salvador Sánchez Cerén.
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
October 12, 1950
Carlos Cáceres Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office June 2009 – 14 March 2018 | |
| President | Mauricio Funes Salvador Sánchez Cerén |
| Preceded by | William Jacobo Handal |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Fuentes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Ramón Carlos Enrique Cáceres Chávez October 12, 1950 |
| Party | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
| Alma mater | University of El Salvador |
Cáceres was born on 12 October 1950.[1] He graduated as economist in 1974 from University of El Salvador. He also has a master's degree in administration from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.[2] He was executive director and president of Banco Internacional 1980–1982.[2] He worked as stock broker agent from 1992 to 1998.[2] He was executive director of the Salvadoran Banking Association ABANSA from 2006 to 2008.[2]
He served as El Salvador's Minister of Finance during FMLN administrations from June 2009 until 14 March 2018.[2]
In June 2018, he was appointed by Salvador Sánchez Cerén as ambassador to Mexico.[3] Nayib Bukele replaced him in August 2020.[4] In 2021, he was accused of committing the crimes of illicit enrichment.[5]