Juan Ignacio Domínguez
Juan Ignacio Domínguez | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 5 June 1989 – 11 March 1990 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Jaime de la Sotta |
| Succeeded by | Juan Agustín Figueroa |
| Rector of the Adolfo Ibáñez University | |
| In office 1998–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Gonzalo Ibáñez |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Benítez Pereira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1941 |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Spouse | Mónica Covarrubias |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; Cornell University |
| Profession | Agronomist, Academic, Researcher, Politician |
Juan Ignacio Domínguez Covarrubias (born 1 December 1941) is a Chilean agronomist, academic and researcher who served as a minister of state during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.
Early life and education
Domínguez is the fourth child of conservative politician, councilman and deputy Arturo Domínguez Barros and Berta Covarrubias Sánchez. He studied at the French Fathers School in Santiago (Padres Franceses), where he distinguished himself academically.[1]
He pursued studies in agronomy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. After briefly working in agricultural fields, he joined an academic project jointly developed by the University of Minnesota and the university's School of Agronomy.[1]
Following this experience, he moved to the United States to complete postgraduate studies at Cornell University, specializing in agricultural extension and agricultural economics.[1][2]
Academic career
Domínguez returned to Chile in 1969 and joined the faculty where he had trained. In 1970 he was appointed deputy director of the school, and in 1974 became director–dean, a position he held for fourteen years. From 1982 to 1988 he served on the university's Superior Council alongside his brother Bernardo, then dean of engineering.[1]
After his ministerial tenure he resumed his academic and research work, serving as director of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University until 1995. That year he joined the Adolfo Ibáñez University and founded its Agricultural Business chair.[1]
In 1998, after the resignation of Gonzalo Ibáñez, he became rector of the university.[1]
In 2010 he again assumed the deanship of the Faculty of Agronomy at the PUC.
Role in the military government
After the 1988 Chilean national plebiscite, Domínguez was appointed Minister of Agriculture following the resignation of Jaime de la Sotta.[1][3]
Personal life
He is married to Mónica Covarrubias and is the father of five children.