Luis Valenzuela Blanquier
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PresidentAugusto Pinochet
Preceded byCarlos de Costa Nora
Succeeded byHernán Felipe Errázuriz
PresidentAugusto Pinochet
Luis Valenzuela Blanquier | |
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.jpg) Luis Valenzuela Blanquier in 1978 | |
| Ambassador of Chile to the United States | |
| In office 2 May 1984 – 21 October 1988 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Carlos de Costa Nora |
| Succeeded by | Hernán Felipe Errázuriz |
| Minister of Mining | |
| In office 30 April 1975 – 26 December 1978 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Agustín Toro Dávila |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Quiñones López |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 |
| Died | 25 June 2011 (aged 90–91) |
| Spouse | Mónica Ossa Pretot |
| Children | Five[1] |
| Parent(s) | Enrique Valenzuela Labatut; Elena Blanquier Teylletche |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (Civil Engineering) |
| Profession | Civil engineer; Politician; Diplomat |
Luis Enrique Valenzuela Blanquier (1920 – 25 June 2011) was a Chilean civil engineer, mining executive, diplomat and political figure.
He served as Chile's Minister of Mining between 1975 and 1978 under the military government of General Augusto Pinochet, and later as Ambassador of Chile to the United States from 1984 to 1988.