Ministry of Finance (Chile)

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The Ministry of Finance of Chile (Spanish: Ministerio de Hacienda) is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of managing the financial affairs, fiscal policy and capital markets of Chile; planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing all financial policies formulated by the President of Chile.

The present Minister of Finance is Mr Andrés Velasco.

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[edit] History

The office was first organized by a Presidential Decree on June 2, 1817, by Supreme Director Bernardo O'Higgins, which at that time was named "Secretariat of Finance" (1818 - 1824). The present structure, duties and attributions were defined by Presidential Decree N° 7912, "General Law of Ministries", on November 30, 1927.

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[edit] Patria Vieja period

Picture Name Entered Office Exited Office Notes Appointed by
José María Villareal March 14, 1814 July 23, 1814 Secretary of Government Francisco de la Lastra
Bernardo de Vera y Pintado July 23, 1814 August 10, 1814 Secretary of Government and Finance Government Junta
Manuel Rodríguez Erdoyza August 10, 1814 October 2, 1814 Secretary of Government and Finance

[edit] Ministers of Finance

Picture Name Entered Office Exited Office Notes Appointed by
Hipólito de Villegas y Fernández September 7, 1817 March 30, 1818 Bernardo O'Higgins
Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde March 30, 1818 April 14, 1818
‎José Miguel Infante y Rojas April 14, 1818 June 27, 1818
Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde June 27, 1818 May 2, 1820
José Antonio Rodríguez Aldea May 2, 1820 January 28, 1823
Agustín Vial Santelices January 28, 1823 April 8, 1823 Government Junta
Pedro Nolasco Mena y Ramírez Rivilla April 8, 1823 July 12, 1823 Ramón Freire
Diego José Benavente Bustamante July 12, 1823 February 22, 1825
José Ignacio Eyzaguirre Arechavala February 22, 1825 June 18, 1825
Rafael Correa de Saa Lazón June 18, 1825 October 8, 1825
Diego José Benavente Bustamante October 8, 1825 October 17, 1825
Manuel José Gandarillas Guzmán October 17, 1825 September 9, 1826
Agustín Vial Santelices September 12, 1826 October 20, 1826 Agustín Eyzaguirre
Melchor de Santiago Concha y Cerda October 20, 1826 October 22, 1826
Ventura Blanco Encalada March 8, 1827 July 23, 1828 Reappointed Ramón Freire
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle Portales July 23, 1828 July 16, 1829 Francisco Antonio Pinto
Manuel José Huici July 16, 1829 November 9, 1829 Francisco Ramón Vicuña
Pedro José Prado Montaner November 9, 1829 December 7, 1829
Mariano Egaña Fabres February 20, 1830 March 18, 1830 Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
Juan Francisco Meneses Echanes March 18, 1830 June 15, 1830
Manuel Rengifo Cárdenas June 15, 1830 November 9, 1835 José Tomás Ovalle
Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez November 9, 1835 April 14, 1841 José Joaquín Prieto
Rafael Correa de Saa Lazón April 14, 1841 September 18, 1841
Manuel Rengifo Cárdenas September 18, 1841 April 10, 1845 Manuel Bulnes
José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano April 10, 1845 September 22, 1846
Manuel Camilo Vial Formas September 22, 1846 May 9, 1848 Interim
Salvador Sanfuentes Torres May 9, 1848 June 12, 1849 Interim
Antonio García Reyes June 12, 1849 April 19, 1850
Jerónimo Urmeneta García-Abello April 19, 1850 May 7, 1852 Appointed by
Reappointed by Manuel Montt
José Guillermo Waddington Urrutia May 7, 1852 January 7, 1854
José María Berganza Lorca January 7, 1854 September 18, 1856 Interim
José Francisco Gana López September 18, 1856 October 31, 1856 Interim
Alejandro Vial Guzmán October 31, 1856 September 29, 1857
Francisco de Borja Solar Gorostiaga September 29, 1857 January 8, 1858
Matías Ovalle Errázuriz January 8, 1858 October 3, 1859
Jovino Novoa Vidal October 3, 1859 October 1, 1861
Manuel Rengifo Cárdenas October 1, 1861 July 9, 1862 José Joaquín Pérez
José Victorino Lastarria Santander July 9, 1862 January 16, 1863
Domingo Santa María González January 16, 1863 May 10, 1864
Alejandro Reyes Cotapos May 10, 1864 January 7, 1869
Melchor de Concha y Toro January 7, 1869 August 2, 1870
José Antonio Gandarillas Luco August 2, 1870 September 18, 1871
Camilo Cobo Gutiérrez September 18, 1871 April 12, 1872 Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
Ramón Barros Luco April 12, 1872 September 18, 1876
Rafael Sotomayor Baeza September 18, 1876 October 27, 1877 Aníbal Pinto
Augusto Matte Pérez October 27, 1877 August 5, 1878
Julio Zegers Samaniego August 5, 1878 April 17, 1879
Augusto Matte Pérez April 17, 1879 June 16, 1880
José Alfonso Cavada June 16, 1880 September 18, 1881
Luis Aldunate Carrera September 18, 1881 April 25, 1882 Domingo Santa María
Pedro Lucio Cuadra Luque April 25, 1882 January 18, 1884
Ramón Barros Luco January 18, 1884 September 5, 1885
Pedro Nolasco Gandarillas Luco September 5, 1885 October 13, 1885
Hermógenes Pérez de Arce Lopetegui October 13, 1885 September 18, 1886
Agustín Edwards Ross September 18, 1886 April 13, 1888 José Manuel Balmaceda
Enrique Salvador Sanfuentes Andonaegui April 13, 1888 November 2, 1888
Justiniano Sotomayor Guzmán November 2, 1888 June 11, 1889
Juan de Dios Vial Guzmán June 11, 1889 October 23, 1889
Pedro Montt Montt October 23, 1889 January 21, 1890
Pedro Nolasco Gandarillas Luco January 21, 1890 August 7, 1890
Manuel Salustio Fernández Pradel August 7, 1890 October 15, 1890
Lauro Barros Valdés October 15, 1890 December 26, 1890
Anfión Muñoz Muñoz December 26, 1890 January 5, 1891
Ismael Pérez Montt December 27, 1890 January 5, 1891 Interim
José Miguel Valdés Carrera January 5, 1891 March 29, 1891
Manuel Arístides Zañartu March 29, 1891 July 29, 1891
Manuel José Yrarrázaval July 29, 1891 August 29, 1891
Joaquín Walker Martínez September 7, 1891 December 26, 1891 Revolutionary Junta of Iquique
Francisco Valdes Vergara December 26, 1891 March 14, 1892 Jorge Montt
Agustin Edwards Ross March 14, 1892 July 9, 1892
Enrique Mac-Iver Rodríguez July 9, 1892 April 22, 1893
Alejandro Vial Guzmán April 22, 1893 April 26, 1894
Carlos Riesco April 26, 1894 December 7, 1894
Manuel Salustio Fernández December 7, 1894 August 1, 1895
Enrique Mac-Iver Rodríguez August 1, 1895 November 24, 1895
Hermógenes Pérez de Arce Lopetegui November 24, 1895 September 18, 1896

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[edit] See also

[edit] Sources

Valencia Avaria, Luis. 1986. Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los poderes ejecutivo y legislativo desde 1810. 2ª edición Santiago de Chile. Editorial Andrés Bello. (Spanish)

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