Carlos Cáceres Contreras
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Carlos Cáceres Contreras | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 21 October 1988 – 11 March 1990 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Sergio Fernández Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Krauss |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 14 February 1983 – 22 April 1984 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Rolf Lüders |
| Succeeded by | Luis Escobar Cerda |
| President of the Central Bank of Chile | |
| In office 3 September 1982 – 3 February 1983 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Miguel Kast |
| Succeeded by | Hernán Felipe Errázuriz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1940 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Economist |
Carlos Francisco Cáceres Contreras (born 7 October 1940, Valparaíso) is a Chilean economist, academic, businessman, and politician who served as a Minister of State —holding the portfolios of Finance (1983–1984) and Interior (1988–1990)—[1] as well as president of the Central Bank of Chile (1982–1983), all during the military dictatorship of Chile headed by Augusto Pinochet.[2][3]
He was born in the Chilean city of Valparaíso on 7 October 1940. He completed his primary and secondary studies at the Colegio de los Padres Franceses in Valparaíso. He then pursued higher education at the Business School of the Adolfo Ibáñez Foundation at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, earning a degree in business administration.[4]
He later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Cornell University, followed by postgraduate studies at Harvard University in the United States.[5][6]
He married Inés Solórzano, with whom he had six children.[7]
