Edgardo Böeninger
Edgardo Boeninger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle |
| Preceded by | Sergio Fernández |
| Succeeded by | End of Appointed Senators |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 | |
| President | Patricio Aylwin |
| Preceded by | Jorge Ballerino |
| Head of the University of Chile | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Ruy Barbosa |
| Succeeded by | César Ruíz Danyau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1925 |
| Died | 13 September 2009 (aged 84) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Marta Gómez Maira |
| Children | Two |
| Education | The Grange School, Santiago Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Economist |
Edgardo Boeninger Kausel (23 August 1925 − 13 September 2009) was a Chilean politician who served as minister.
Between 1976 and 1978, he worked at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a specialist in higher education financing. He also joined the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). In 1977, he served as coordinator of the Evaluation Team for the Regional Food and Nutrition Program (PIA/PNAN).
He was also a member of a mission of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and ILPES in Venezuela, advising that country’s government on the project Economic and Social Development Strategy for the 1980s. Between 1977 and 1982, he served as executive director of the Peasant Financial System in Santiago.
Between 1994 and 1997, he served as chairman of the board of Corporación Tiempo 2000 and as president of the Chilean Pacific Foundation. Additionally, between 1995 and 1997, he was international president of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). Between 1994 and 1998, he was a member of the boards of the companies IANSA and EDELNOR S.A. Likewise, between 1996 and 1998, he served as chairman of the board of Inversiones Minera Los Andes and later as an honorary councillor of the same institution. Between 1986 and 1988, he worked as a consultant for the World Bank.