Germán Carlos Garavano (born October 23, 1969) is an Argentine lawyer and expert on judicial reform, and the former minister of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina between 2015 and 2019.[1][2] He was Attorney General of the city of Buenos Aires[3] between 2007 and 2014 and substitute Councillor of the Council of Magistracy of Argentina.
Germán Garavano | |
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| Minister of Justice and Human Rights | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
| President | Mauricio Macri |
| Preceded by | Julio Alak |
| Succeeded by | Marcela Losardo |
| Substitute Councillor of Magistracy | |
| In office 9 September 2014 – 10 September 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Federal lawyers |
| Attorney General of the City of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 10 September 2007 – 9 September 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Martín Ocampo[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Cambiemos (2015–present) |
| Spouse | Carolina Gardiner |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina |
| Website | germangaravano.com |
Career
editGermán Garavano was born in 1969 in Buenos Aires. At the age of 18, he enrolled at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina to study law, graduating in 1994.[4][5][6]
Simultaneously, he began his career at the federal criminal courts of Argentina, reaching the status of clerk of the court after years of several promotions.[2]
He completed postgraduate studies at the Laws and Economics Institute of the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, as well as at the United Kingdom, where he was invited by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Council.[5]
Before Garavano was appointed Attorney General of the city of Buenos Aires in 2007, he performed as Counselor of the Council of Magistracy of the city of Buenos Aires and judge at the Criminal Court No. 12 of the city. He was also elected vice-president of the Board of Trustees of Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA-JSCA), chosen for this position by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), proposed by the Argentine government.[7][8]
In 2008, Garavano encouraged the creation of the Criminal Investigation Squad at the General Secretariat of Criminal Policies and Strategic Planning of the Buenos Aires Attorney General's Office.[9]
In 2014 he was elected substitute Counsillor of Argentina's Council of Magistracy on representation of the lawyers of Buenos Aires, sharing the 4-year term with Adriana Donato.[1]
He has written fifteen books and numerous articles on Law and judicial reform, some of which have received awards.[2] Starting in April 2014, he also performed as the academic director of the non-governmental organization Unidos Por la Justicia. Regarding his personal life, Garavano is married and has three sons.[4]
As Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina, he was the promoter of a profound judicial reform program named 'Justicia 2020' ('Justice 2020'). The reform involves median and long term measures that aim at transforming the Argentine justice system. Justicia 2020 promotes a modern and transparent administration of justice, in accordance with the New World Agenda of Sustainable Development of United Nations. Among the initiatives promoted in the program, there are reforms that seek to modernise procedures and create new especializad courts to facilitate investigation.[10] The program was prized by the OECD and the Open Government Partnership in 2019.[11]
During his term as Minister, the United States declassified secret files about the so-called National Reorganization Process and gave them to Argentina's government.[12] Garavano received around 50,000 digitalized pages of documents.[13]
In 2018, when Italy's president Sergio Mattarella visited Argentina, he awarded Garavano with the Order of the Star of Italy.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Garavano es el nombre que suena fuerte para el Ministerio de Justicia". Cronista. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Germán Garavano, ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos". La Nación. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Ministerio Público y Fiscal - Autoridades y Organigrama". fiscalias.gob.ar. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Germán Garavano, el nuevo ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos". infojusnoticias.gov.ar. INFOJUS Noticias. 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Germán Carlos Garavano". unidosjusticia.org. Unidos por la Justicia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Germán Garavano". Centro de Estudios de Justicia de las Américas (CEJA). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016. (in Spanish)
- ^ "La OEA nombró al Dr. Garavano miembro de la CEJA". tribunales.jusbaires.gov.ar. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Germán Garavano". Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Articulan trabajo para creación de la Policía Judicial del Ministerio Público Fiscal". NotiRiojaTV. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016. (in Spanish)
- ^ "En qué consiste el programa "Justicia 2020" del Gobierno". Infobae. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Otorgaron un premio internacional a dos programas del Ministerio de Justicia". www.telam.com.ar. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "El gobierno de los Estados Unidos entregó documentos desclasificados sobre la dictadura argentina". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "EE.UU. entregó nuevos documentos desclasificados sobre la dictadura militar". www.telam.com.ar. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Certificate that Garavano received from Italy with the Order of the Star of Italy decoration