Sergio Melnick
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Sergio Melnick | |
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 Official portrait (2010) | |
| Councilman of Las Condes | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2021 | |
| Ministry of the National Planification Office | |
| In office 27 April 1987 – 17 August 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Ramírez Migliassi |
| Succeeded by | Luis Larraín Arroyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1951 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 11 April 2024 (aged 72) |
| Political party | National Advance (1987–1990) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
Sergio Raúl Melnick Israel (27 July 1951 – 11 April 2024) was a Chilean politician, economist, businessman, and writer. He was the minister of planning under president Augusto Pinochet from 1987 to 1989, and a councilmember for Las Condes from 2020 to 2024.
Early life
Melnick was born on 27 July 1951 in Santiago, Chile.[1] He was raised in a Jewish family.[1] He graduated from the University of Chile, and earned an M.A. and PhD. from the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]
Career
Melnick began his career as an academic. By 1986, he was a full professor at his alma mater, the University of Chile.[1]
Melnick served as Minister of Planning under General Augusto Pinochet from 1987 to 1989, during the military dictatorship.[2] He was succeeded by Luis Larraín Arroyo.
Melnick served as a councilmember for Las Condes from 2020 to 2024.[2][3] He referred to himself as a libertarian in a 21 December 2020 Twitter post.[4][better source needed]
Melnick served as an executive director of Chilevisión and La Red, a Chilean television channel.[2]
Death
Melnick died on 11 April 2024, at the age of 72.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Quién era Sergio Melnick, el concejal de Las Condes que falleció a los 72 años". Chilevisión Noticias. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c Guerra, Ignacio (April 11, 2024). "Muere a los 72 años Sergio Melnick, concejal por Las Condes y ex ministro durante la dictadura". El Mercurio. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Melnick irrumpe en Las Condes junto a De La Carrera". Partido Republicano de Chile (in Spanish). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Melnick: Los libertarios nos oponemos al totalitarismo cuyo primer paso es el estatismo". Twitter (in Spanish). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Gómez, Rodrigo (11 April 2024). "Muere Sergio Melnick, exministro de Pinochet y concejal de Las Condes" [Sergio Melnick dies, ex-minister of Pinochet and councilman for Las Condes]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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- 1951 births
- 2024 deaths
- National Advance politicians
- University of Chile alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles
- 20th-century Chilean politicians
- 21st-century Chilean politicians
- Chilean Jews
- Chilean libertarians
- Chilean anti-communists
- Ministers of the military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)
- Municipal councillors of Las Condes
- Chilean political commentators