Álvaro García Hurtado
Álvaro García Hurtado | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office 16 October 2025 – 11 March 2026 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Diego Pardow |
| Succeeded by | Ximena Rincón |
| Minister of Economy, Development, and Tourism | |
| In office 21 August 2025 – 11 March 2026 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Nicolás Grau |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Mas |
| In office 5 January 1998 – 1 August 1998 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Jadresic |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Leiva Lavalle |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency | |
| In office 11 March 2000 – 7 January 2002 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Preceded by | José Miguel Insulza |
| Succeeded by | Mario Fernández Baeza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1954 |
| Party | Popular Unitary Action Movement Party for Democracy |
| Spouse | Cecilia Dellacasa |
| Children | Four |
| Education | Saint George's College, Santiago |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Economist |
Álvaro Desiderio García Hurtado (born 22 March 1954) is a Chilean politician who has served as minister. From 2025 to 2026, he has been the Minister of Minister of Economy and the Minister of Energy of his country.
Between 2025 and 2026, he served as Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, and from 16 October of the same year also as Minister of Energy, simultaneously holding both portfolios as a bi-minister of state under the administration of Gabriel Boric.
Previously, he served as Undersecretary of Planning and Cooperation (1990–1993), Minister of Economy (1994–1998), president minister of the National Energy Commission (1998), and Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency in successive governments of the Concertación coalition led by Patricio Aylwin, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle and Ricardo Lagos.