Hernán Cubillos

Hernán Cubillos Sallato (25 February 1936 – 11 April 2001) was a Chilean officer, entrepreneur and politician who served as Foreign Affairs Minister under Augusto Pinochet regime.

Cubillos was part of the so-called «soft» sector of civilian supporters of the regime, along with Edwards Eastman and Jaime Guzmán. He clashed with members of the «hardline» sector, led by Patria y Libertad chief Pablo Rodríguez Grez and Manuel Contreras, the first head of Pinochet's secret police, the DINA.

After graduating from the Captain Arturo Prat Naval Academy of the Chilean Navy and serving for several years as an officer, he left his naval career to dedicate himself to business. Retired from the Navy, Cubillos became Secretary General of Cemento Melón in 1962, in the Valparaíso Region, a company with majority British capital.

He later also served as executive advisor to the presidency of El Mercurio (1963–1970), of which he was a member of the board (1970–1973) and subsequently president (1973–1974). In 1974, he joined the board of the Inter American Press Association (1974–1976).

Cubillos was removed by Edwards in 1974 from his position as President of the board of El Mercurio. Afterwards, Cubillos participated in the weekly magazine Qué Pasa, linked to Opus Dei, as well as in Editorial Santillana del Pacífico and Editorial Portada. At the same time, he was involved in international business.