Fernando Hormazábal

Fernando Hormazábal
Executive Vice President of the Production Development Corporation
In office
15 December 1983 – 4 February 1988
PresidentAugusto Pinochet
Preceded bySergio Pérez Hormazábal
Succeeded byGuillermo Letelier Skinner
Undersecretary of Public Works
In office
2 January 1981 – 1984
PresidentAugusto Pinochet
Preceded bySimón Figueroa Martínez
Succeeded byHernán Abad Cid
Executive President of Codelco
In office
4 February 1988 – 30 December 1988
Preceded byRolando Ramos Muñoz
Succeeded byPatricio Contesse
Personal details
Born(1935-05-01)1 May 1935
Spouse(s)Patricia Mutis; Carmen Gloria Bello
Children8
Alma materBernardo O'Higgins Military School
ProfessionMilitary officer, Engineer, Academic, Consultant
Military service
Branch/serviceChilean Army
RankBrigadier General

Fernando Alberto Hormazábal Gajardo (born 1 May 1935) is a Chilean military officer, engineer, academic and consultant. He served as a state minister during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.[1]

Biography

Hormazábal was born in Curepto in 1935, the son of Luis Hormazábal and Rudencia Gajardo. He trained at the Bernardo O'Higgins Military School, where he specialized in armored cavalry.[1] He completed engineering studies and pursued postgraduate training in nuclear physics and defense economics.[1]

He taught university-level courses in structural mechanics and held the rank of professor.[1]

In 1978 he served as military attaché at the Embassy of Chile in Washington, D.C. He later held advisory responsibilities at the Ministry of Public Works and subsequently became Undersecretary of Public Works between 1981 and 1984.[1]

Hormazábal retired from active military service in 1988 with the rank of brigadier general.[1]

He married Patricia Mutis, with whom he had five children, and later married Carmen Gloria Bello, with whom he had three children.

Public career

From 1983 to 1988 Hormazábal served as Executive Vice President of the Production Development Corporation (CORFO), overseeing policies and administrative processes within the institution.[1][2][3]

In 1988 he became president of AFP Cuprum,[1] and later that year was appointed Executive President of Codelco, serving until December 1988.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile of Fernando Hormazábal". Estrategia (Santiago). 3 March 1986. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Corporate history article referencing CORFO leadership period". El Mostrador. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Archival report including background on CORFO authorities". La Nación. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Leadership change at Codelco". La Época (Santiago). 6 February 1988. p. 20.