Jaime de la Sotta
Jaime de la Sotta | |
|---|---|
| Undersecretary of Agriculture | |
| In office 6 October 1988 – 5 June 1989 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Jorge Prado Aránguiz |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ignacio Domínguez |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 13 September 1983 – 26 October 1988 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Luis Figueroa del Río |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Venegas Palacios |
| National Head of the Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) | |
| In office 1979–1983 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Héctor Hevia Yanes |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Carvajal Ávila |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality | Chilen |
| Spouse |
Marcela Elena Correa Cortés
(m. 1972) |
| Children | María Carolina; Marcela; Rosario; Jaime Andrés |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Jaime de la Sotta Benavente (born 1947) is a Chilean agricultural engineer and politician.
He served as Undersecretary of Agriculture (1988–1989) and as Minister of Agriculture (1983–1988) during the Pinochet regime of General Augusto Pinochet. He was also National Director of the Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) between 1979 and 1983.[1][2]
He was the son of Jaime Antonio de la Sotta Larenas and María Rebeca Benavente Boizard, owners of agricultural properties in the commune of Cauquenes.[1] In 1972, he married Marcela Elena Correa Cortés, with whom he had four children: María Carolina, Marcela, Rosario and Jaime Andrés.[1]
During the crisis de las uvas chilenas (1989) he traveled to Washington, D.C., together with Foreign Minister Hernán Felipe Errazuriz, to seek a diplomatic resolution, which proved successful.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Anales de la República; Jaime de la Sotta Benavente". www.anales.cl. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Directores Nacionales Anteriores — SAG". www.sag.gob.cl. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Chile's Fruit Industry Paralyzed By Scare". AP. 15 March 1989.
- ^ "Chilean Fruit Industry Halts Production to Allow Inspections". Los Angeles Times. 1989-03-15. Retrieved 2021-11-18.