Arturo Troncoso
Arturo Troncoso | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 16 May 1975 – 3 December 1976 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Hugo Castro Jiménez |
| Succeeded by | Luis Niemann |
| Minister of Housing and Urbanism | |
| In office 11 July 1974 – 14 April 1975 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Arturo Vivero |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Granifo |
| Intendant of the Valparaíso Region | |
| In office 1974–1979 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1922 |
| Died | 30 October 2008 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Party | Independent (close to the right) |
| Spouse | Lidia Valle Ramírez |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Luis Troncoso Palacios Berta Daroch Fernández |
| Occupation | Naval officer and politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Chilean Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
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Hernán Arturo Troncoso Daroch (1922 – Viña del Mar, 30 October 2008) was a Chilean naval officer with the rank of admiral and a politician.
He served as Intendant of the Valparaíso Region (1974–1979), Minister of Housing and Urbanism (1974–1975), and Minister of Public Education (1975–1976) during the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet.
He also chaired the National Electricity Company (Endesa) and served as a council member of the Federico Santa María Technical University and the Adolfo Ibáñez University.
After the end of the military regime, he presided over the “Union of Retired Officers” in 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, and 2003.