Andrés Palma Irarrázaval

Andrés Palma
Minister of Planning and Cooperation
In office
11 March 2006 – 14 July 2006
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byCecilia Pérez Díaz
Succeeded byYasna Provoste
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byXimena Vidal
Constituency25th District (La Granja, Chile, Macul and San Joaquín)
Personal details
Born (1955-07-21) 21 July 1955
PartyChristian Democratic Party
SpouseAna María Correa
ChildrenSix
Parent(s)José Ignacio Palma
Ana Irarrázaval
RelativesJoaquín Palma Irarrázaval
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEconomist

Andrés Jaime Palma Irarrázaval (born 21 July 1955) is a Chilean economist and former politician, who also is a scholar. He has been columnist in media outlets like Ciper or D.

In March 2002 he was appointed executive director of the "Programa Chile Barrio" by President Ricardo Lagos, serving until 3 March 2003, when he assumed as Minister of Planning and Cooperation, a position he held until 1 October 2004.

He has served as consultant to the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency on matters related to state modernization (2004); to the EuroSocial Programme of the European Community; and to the Ministers of Finance and Economy on issues related to economic regulation and small business promotion (2005).