Baldo Prokurica
Baldo Prokurica | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 18 September 2020 – 11 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Pinera |
| Preceded by | Mario Desbordes |
| Succeeded by | Maya Fernández |
| Minister of Mining | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 18 September 2020 | |
| President | Sebastián Pinera |
| Preceded by | Aurora Williams |
| Succeeded by | Juan Carlos Jobet |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Pérez Walker |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Prohens |
| Constituency | 3rd Circumscription |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Robles |
| Constituency | 6th District |
| Governor of Huasco Province | |
| In office 1988 – 11 March 1990 | |
| Appointed by | Augusto Pinochet |
| Succeeded by | Carlos López Cortés |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1958 |
| Party | Renovación Nacional (RN) |
| Spouse | Ana María de Las Heras |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Baldo Petar Prokurica Prokurica (born 2 July 1958) is a lawyer, academic, and politician of Croatian descent.
A Chilean lawyer and politician of the National Renewal party, he served as a Senator for the 3rd Senatorial Circumscription, representing the Atacama Region, for two consecutive terms between 2002 and 2018. Previously, he was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies for District No. 6 in the Atacama Region, serving three consecutive terms between 1990 and 2002.
He served as Minister of Mining from 11 March 2018 to 18 December 2020, and as Minister of National Defense from 18 December 2020 to 11 March 2022, during the second administration of President Sebastián Piñera.