Luis Larraín Arroyo
Luis Larraín Arroyo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of National Planning Office | |
| In office 17 August 1989 – 11 March 1990 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Sergio Melnick |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Molina Silva |
| Superintendent of Social Security of Chile | |
| In office 1980–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Patricio Marrones Villarroel |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Grasset Martínez |
| 3rd President of Cruzados SADP | |
| In office 16 April 2014 – 25 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Estévez |
| Succeeded by | Juan Tagle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1956 |
| Party | Independent, aligned with the right wing |
| Spouse | Mónica Stieb |
| Children | Five, including Luis Larraín Stieb |
| Parent(s) | Luis Larraín Marín María Teresa Arroyo Correa |
| Residence(s) | Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Economist, academic, researcher, politician |
Luis Alberto Larraín Arroyo (born 4 April 1956) is a Chilean economist, academic and politician.
He served as Minister Director of the National Planning Office between 1989 and 1990 during the military regime of Augusto Pinochet. He is currently the chairman of the Advisory Council of the Libertad y Desarrollo Institute (LyD).
Biography
Larraín was born in Santiago, the third of seven children of Luis Larraín Marín and María Teresa Arroyo Correa. He studied at the Saint George's College, Santiago.[1]
In 1974, he entered the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile to study economy, later obtaining a degree in Economics. While still a student, he was invited by José Piñera to collaborate in the magazine Economía y Sociedad.[1]
When Piñera was appointed Minister of Labor in 1978 during the military regime, Larraín joined as a ministerial adviser and was later appointed Superintendent of Social Security.[2]
During his administration, the family subsidy (subsidio único familiar) was created to counteract unemployment during the early-1980s economic crisis.[1]
After leaving public service in 1985, he joined the private sector, participating in the supermarket chain Unimarc. When the Chicago Boys returned to economic administration, he was invited to join the National Planning Office of Chile (Odeplan).[1]
He became Deputy Director and, in mid-1989, was appointed Minister Director of the National Planning Office (Odeplan), succeeding Sergio Melnick. He held the post until 11 March 1990, when he handed it over to Sergio Molina, thus becoming the last minister of that office appointed by the Military Junta.
After leaving government, he co-founded—along with Hernán Büchi and Cristián Larroulet—the Libertad y Desarrollo Institute, a liberal economic think tank, where he later became executive director.
He has taught university courses in microeconomics, economic policy, and international trade at various Chilean universities, serving two years as Director of the School of Business Administration at the Andrés Bello National University.[1]
He has also published articles on poverty, privatization, and the role of the State, and is a regular columnist for the newspaper El Mercurio.[1]
On 16 April 2014, Larraín assumed the presidency of Cruzados SADP, a corporation managing the football club Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, serving until his resignation on 25 July 2016, when he was succeeded by Juan Tagle.[1]