Sergio Henríquez
Sergio Henríquez | |
|---|---|
| Minister Secretary General of Government | |
| In office 24 July 1997 – 11 March 2000 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle |
| Preceded by | Edmundo Hermosilla |
| Succeeded by | Claudio Orrego |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1955 |
| Party | Close to the Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | María Soledad Gutiérrez Perelló |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | |
Sergio Luis Alberto Henríquez Díaz (born 25 March 1955) is a Chilean politician who served as minister of State under Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle's government (1994–2000).
He was part of the board of Ripley S.A., Chilean retail company.[2] Similarly, he is president of Casa de Moneda.[3]
Biography
Henríquez studied business administration (ingeniería comercial) at the University of Chile[4] and later completed executive education courses at the Adolfo Ibáñez University.[5]
For many years he worked in the private sector, specializing in project development and the capital market. He also taught at the University of Chile, the University of Santiago, Chile, the Diego Portales University, and the Chilean Naval Engineering School.[4][5]
During the 1990s, Henríquez served as chief executive officer of O'Higgins Asesorías Financieras and O'Higgins Agente de Valores, both companies belonging to the Luksic Group.[4] In 1995, he entered public service as chief executive officer of the state-owned water utility Esval, which was privatized a few years later.[4][5]
Public career
In 1997, President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle appointed him Minister of Housing and Urbanism, replacing Edmundo Hermosilla.[4][5][6][7] Hermosilla had resigned after publicly acknowledging that he had accepted a horse as a gift from Francisco Pérez Yoma, owner of Copeva, during the controversy surrounding the company's housing developments.
Henríquez's appointment was widely attributed to his close relationship with Francisco Frei and Gutenberg Martínez, connections that had also reportedly influenced his earlier appointment at Esval.[5]
During the administration of President Ricardo Lagos, he served as chairman of the state-owned Polla Chilena de Beneficencia.[8] Under President Michelle Bachelet, he was appointed chairman of the Chilean Postal Service.[9][10][11][12]
Because of his close relationship with Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Henríquez was regarded as one of Frei's principal advisers during the 2009 Chilean presidential election.[13][14][15]
He also served as chairman of the Commercial Engineering Specialty Council of the Chilean Institute of Engineers.[16]
He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central University of Chile.[17]
References
- 1 2 3 "Sergio Henríquez Díaz – Casa de Moneda". Casa de Moneda. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ "Sergio Henríquez Correa Profile – Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ "Sergio Henríquez Díaz. Presidente Directorio Casa de Moneda de Chile S.A." Docplayer. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Las Últimas Noticias (Santiago), 25 July 1997, p. 6.
- 1 2 3 4 5 La Segunda (Santiago), 24 July 1997, p. 12.
- ↑ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 21 February 2000, p. C6". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 19 February 2000, p. A1". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ Emol, 7 September 2004.
- ↑ El Mercurio (Santiago), 27 April 2006, p. B9.
- ↑ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 1 August 2007, p. B15". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 30 October 2007, p. A8". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 8 May 2006, p. B6". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 12 October 2008, p. B8". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 22 June 2008, p. D4". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ El Mercurio (Santiago), 16 May 2008, p. C3.
- ↑ "Sergio Henríquez, Opinion at Cooperativa". blogs.cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Sergio Henríquez – Director at Universidad Central".