Jorge Prado Aránguiz
Jorge Prado Aránguiz | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 22 April 1982 – 21 October 1988 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | José Luis Toro Hevia |
| Succeeded by | Jaime de la Sotta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1938 |
| Died | 8 December 2018 (aged 80) |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Magdalena Lira Lecaros
(m. 1959) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Javier Prado Amor; Adriana Aránguiz Cerda |
| Residence(s) | Pencahue, Chile; Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (No degree) |
| Profession | Businessperson; agricultural guild leader |
Francisco Jorge Prado Aránguiz (25 March 1938 – 8 December 2018) was a Chilean businessperson and agricultural guild leader who served as Minister of Agriculture during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.
He later became president of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA), the country's oldest agricultural association.
Early life and education
Prado was born in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua to Javier Prado Amor and Adriana Aránguiz Cerda.[1] He was the brother of Javier Prado Aránguiz, a Catholic priest who served as Bishop of Iquique (1984–1988) and Bishop of Rancagua (1993–2004).
He spent his childhood in his hometown before continuing his studies at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago.[2]
Prado enrolled in the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he studied law for three years.[1] Upon the death of his father, he abandoned his studies to take charge of the family's two agricultural estates.[1]
In 1959 he married Magdalena Lira Lecaros, with whom he had two children.[2][3]
Public career
After leaving university, Prado dedicated himself to agricultural activities and soon became a prominent local, regional and national leader, eventually serving as vice president of the SNA.[1]
During the severe economic crisis of 1982, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture by General Pinochet, a post he held for more than six years (1982–1988).[1][2]
Six months after leaving office, he was elected president of the SNA, serving from 1989 until April 1993.[1][2] In 1993 he joined the campaign team of centre-right presidential candidate Arturo Alessandri Besa.[1][2]
Later in his career, he served as director and adviser to various private entities, including Universidad Mayor and Fundación Chile.[1] In Pencahue, in central Chile, he managed an agricultural estate producing lemons, oranges and peaches.[1][2]
Prado died on 8 December 2018.[4]