Emiliano Ortega
Emiliano Ortega | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Transport and Telecommunications | |
| In office 11 March 1994 – 28 September 1996 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle |
| Preceded by | Juan Agustín Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mladinic |
| National Director of the Agricultural and Livestock Service of Chile (SAG) | |
| In office 28 July 1967 – 3 November 1970 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
| Preceded by | Creation of the office |
| Succeeded by | Juan Diemer Johanssen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1937 |
| Party | |
| Spouse | Patricia Correa (second wife) |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Agricultural engineer |
Emiliano José Ortega Riquelme (born 7 April 1937) is a Chilean politician who served as minister of State under Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle's government[1][2] (1994–2000).
He has developed the most part of his political career in the agricultural area.[3]
Biography
He earned a degree in agronomy from the University of Chile and later completed postgraduate studies at the National Agronomic Institute in Montpellier, France. He subsequently received a doctorate in rural economics from the University of Montpellier.[4]
After being widowed following the death of his first wife, Isabel Margarita Casassus, he married Patricia Correa. He was the father of four children and the brother of former deputy Eugenio Ortega, husband of former senator Carmen Frei, and of the late priest Miguel Ortega.[5]
Professional career
His career also included numerous leadership positions in professional associations, including serving as president of the Chilean Association of Agronomists.
He authored several books on agriculture and rural development, as well as numerous articles published in Chilean and international academic journals.
Political career
He participated in the agricultural policy program of the Ministry of Agriculture during the administration of President Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964–1970).[4]
During the same administration, he served as Director of Technical Assistance and Credit at the Institute for Agricultural Development (INDAP); Director General of Agriculture and Fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture; organizer and first Executive Director of the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG);[6] and founder of what is now the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), originally established as the Reforestation Corporation (COREF).[4]
He also worked for the state-owned Production Development Corporation (CORFO), contributing to the preparation of the National Livestock Program and the Agricultural Mechanization Program.[4]
In 1994, while serving as head of the Agricultural Development Unit at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), he was appointed Minister of Agriculture by President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. He remained in office until 1996.[4][7][8]
He later became president of the Rural Education Institute.[9]
References
- ↑ "Decreto 16 – Modifica Decreto Número 64, de 1991". Biblioteca Nacional del Congreso. 9 April 1994. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Presentan un libro de poemas del ministro Emiliano Ortega [artículo]". Biblioteca Nacional Digital. 11 May 1995. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "Se refirió al futuro de la vida rural: Director de IER participó en ciclo de charlas del Magíster de Desarrollo Rural UACH". Austral University of Chile. 2 September 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 La Segunda (Santiago), 6 January 1994, p. 10.
- ↑ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 5 June 2005, p. C6". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
- ↑ "Undersecretariat for Fisheries".
- ↑ "Former Ministers of Agriculture".
- ↑ El Mercurio (Santiago), 8 August 2000, p. B3.
- ↑ "Instituto de Educación Rural". Retrieved 15 January 2026.