Nicolás Grau
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Nicolás Grau | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 21 August 2025 – 11 March 2026 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Mario Marcel |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Quiroz |
| Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 21 August 2025 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Lucas Palacios |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro García Hurtado |
| President of the University of Chile Student Federation | |
| In office 16 November 2005 – 16 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Melo Rivera |
| Succeeded by | Giorgio Boccardo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1983 |
| Party | Social Convergence (2019−present) |
| Other political affiliations | Autonomist Movement (2016−2019) |
| Spouse | Catalina Amenábar |
| Parent(s) | Francisco Grau Mascayano Paulina Veloso |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
Nicolás Andrés Grau Veloso (born 9 April 1983) is a Chilean business manager, economist and politician who been serving as Chile Minister of Finance since 21 August 2025. He previously served as Chile's Minister of Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism from 11 March 2022 to 21 August 2025.
Grau is the son of Francisco Grau Mascayano and Paulina Veloso, the former Secretary-General of the Presidency during Michelle Bachelet's first government (2006−2010). Despite being born in Concepción, at a young age he moved with his family to Santiago. In Chile's capital city, Grau attended basic and secondary education at the Raimapu School in La Florida.
He completed his BA at the Universidad de Chile Faculty of Economics and Business (FEN), in which he served as president of the Student Federation (FECh) from 2005 to 2006. Similarly, he was publicly questioned for the failed celebration of the FECh first centenary, where were lost around $120 million pesos.[1]
In 2011, he studied a master's degree in economics at the University of Chile. Then, he did a Ph.D. −also in economics− at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, United States.[2]
