Máximo Pacheco Matte
Máximo Pacheco Matte | |
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Minister of Energy | |
In office 11 March 2014 – 19 October 2016 | |
President | Michelle Bachelet |
Preceded by | Jorge Bunster |
Succeeded by | Andrés Rebolledo |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago, Chile | 12 February 1953
Nationality | Chilean |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Spouse(s) | Soledad Flanagan |
Children | Four |
Alma mater |
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Occupation | Scholar Politician |
Profession | Economist |
Jorge Máximo Arturo Pacheco Matte (born 12 February 1953) is a Chilean economist and politician. He served as minister of Michelle Bachelet's second government (2014−2018), specifically in Energy.
Early life[]
Born in the capital city Santiago de Chile, Pacheco is the son of Christian-democratic politician, Máximo Pacheco Gómez He attended Saint George's College, school located in Las Condes. He studied at University of Chile, earning a Bachelor of Arts in business administration.He finished in 1976 with the specialty of business manager. He continued there and completed a MBA with a mention in economics.
He married designer Soledad Flanagan, for whom he fathered four daughters.
Career[]
At university Pacheco was a member of the Popular Unitary Action Movement (MAPU), a Christian socialist political movement ally of Marxist president Salvador Allende from 1970−1973. After the 1973 coup d'état and the military dictatorship, he joined the Socialist Party.
In the late 1990s and 2000s, he was a close collaborator of the presidential campaigns of Ricardo Lagos (1999−00),[1] and Michelle Bachelet (2005−06). However, during those governments, he worked for American pulp and paper company International Paper (2000−2012).
Pacheco returned to Chile in 2013 after leaving the business world. He helped Bachelet in her campaign for the general elections. Once re-elected, she appointed him as Minister of Energy in January; he took office on 11 March 2014.
On 19 October 2016, Pacheco resigned from the ministry to become the generalissimo[2][3] of Lagos' presidential pre-candidacy.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Pacheco: "Me voy porque he aceptado la invitación del ex Presidente Lagos para sumarme a su equipo"". La Tercera. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Máximo Pacheco: Ricardo Lagos es un candidato serio, experimentado, probado". Radio Cooperativa. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Máximo Pacheco responde tras la bajada de Ricardo Lagos". La Tercera. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Máximo Pacheco asume como jefe de su campaña de Lagos y confirma predilección del ex Presidente por empresarios". El Mostrador. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "El estrecho vínculo de Máximo Pacheco con Ricardo Lagos". Radio Duna. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
External links[]
- 1953 births
- Living people
- University of Chile alumni
- 20th-century Chilean politicians
- 21st-century Chilean politicians
- Socialist Party of Chile politicians