Germán Riesco Zañartu

Germán Riesco Zañartu
Ambassador of Chile to the United Kingdom
In office
1990–1993
PresidentPatricio Aylwin
Preceded byJuan Carlos Délano
Succeeded byHernán Errázuriz Talavera
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1969 – 21 September 1973
Constituency15th Departmental Group
Personal details
Born(1941-08-17)17 August 1941
Died9 November 2016(2016-11-09) (aged 75)
PartyLiberal Party
National Party
Alma materUniversity of California
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAgricultural engineer

Germán Miguel Juan Riesco Zañartu (17 August 1941 – 9 November 2016) was a Chilean agricultural entrepreneur and politician.

He served as Deputy in the National Congress (1969–1973, 1973–1977) and later as Undersecretary of Agriculture during the Pinochet regime. He was also Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1990–1994).