Alberto Etchegaray Aubry
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Alberto Etchegaray | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Housing and Urbanism | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 | |
| President | Patricio Aylwin |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Montero Saavedra |
| Succeeded by | Edmundo Hermosilla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1945[1] |
| Party | None |
| Spouse | Beatriz de la Cerda |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | Luis Alberto Etchegaray Odette Aubry |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Juan Enrique Alberto Etchegaray Aubry (born 5 May 1945) is a Chilean politician who served as minister of State under Patricio Aylwin's government.[2]
His father was Luis Alberto Etchegaray Peyreblanque and his mother Odette Aubry Labarthe. He studied at the Sacred Hearts School in Santiago and later civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Despite being an independent, he has historically been politically closely linked to the Christian Democratic Party, a party in which many of his lifelong associates are found.
Married to Beatriz de la Cerda, he had seven children, one of whom, Alberto, served as Superintendent of Securities and Insurance during the first part of the administration of President Michelle Bachelet.
His first public activity of national relevance took place in 1987 when, during the military dictatorship, he was one of the figures who coordinated the visit of Pope John Paul II to the country.[3] This event allowed him to establish contacts with individuals linked to General Augusto Pinochet, the Catholic Church, the opposition, and the businesspeople who contributed to securing the pontiff’s visit during that complex period in the country’s history.[4]
It was at that time that he forged a close relationship with Anacleto Angelini, one of the wealthiest men in the South American country, with whom he would work closely from the second half of the 1990s onward.[4]