Francisco Pérez Mackenna
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Francisco Pérez Mackenna | |
|---|---|
 Pérez Mackenna in 2026 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| President | José Antonio Kast |
| Preceded by | Alberto van Klaveren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1958 Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Independent |
| Relatives | Rodrigo Pérez Mackenna (brother) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (BBA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
| Occupation | Economist |
José Francisco Pérez Mackenna (born 16 March 1958) is a Chilean economist, business administrator, businessman, academic, consultant, researcher, and business association leader.
He previously served as president of the Chilean Association of Pension Fund Administrators (Asociación de AFP), which represents the companies that manage the country’s private pension system. On 20 January 2026, he was nominated as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the incoming government of President-elect José Antonio Kast, a post he is scheduled to assume on 11 March 2026.[1]
Marriage and family
Pérez Mackenna is the eldest of four siblings.[2][3] His father, Francisco Pérez Concha, was a business administrator, and his mother, María de la Luz Mackenna Dávila, worked as a secretary at Codelco during the period of Anaconda Copper.[2][3][4]
He attended Saint George's College and later the Colegio Tabancura, where he completed his secondary education.[2] In 1980, he graduated as a business administrator (ingeniero comercial) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he received the Óscar Balic Award as the top graduate of his class.[2][3][5]
He later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Chicago in the United States, where he received the Henry Ford II Award as the top graduating student and the Wall Street Journal Award in finance.[2][3]
Since 1978, Pérez Mackenna has been married to María Teresa Ojeda Acuña. The couple has eight children.[3][4]
