Baldo Prokurica

Baldo Prokurica
Minister of Defense
In office
18 September 2020 – 11 March 2022
PresidentSebastián Pinera
Preceded byMario Desbordes
Succeeded byMaya Fernández
Minister of Mining
In office
11 March 2018 – 18 September 2020
PresidentSebastián Pinera
Preceded byAurora Williams
Succeeded byJuan Carlos Jobet
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office
11 March 2002 – 11 March 2018
Preceded byIgnacio Pérez Walker
Succeeded byRafael Prohens
Constituency3rd Circumscription
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byAlberto Robles
Constituency6th District
Governor of Huasco Province
In office
1988 – 11 March 1990
Appointed byAugusto Pinochet
Succeeded byCarlos López Cortés
Personal details
Born (1958-07-02) 2 July 1958
PartyRenovación Nacional (RN)
SpouseAna María de Las Heras
ChildrenTwo
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

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.