José Luis Federici
José Luis Federici | |
|---|---|
| Rector of the University of Chile Designated | |
| In office August 21, 1987 – October 29, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Soto Mackenney |
| Succeeded by | Juan de Dios Vial Larraín |
| Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction | |
| In office December 14, 1979 – December 29, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Rolando Ramos |
| Minister of Transport and Telecommunications | |
| In office April 20, 1978 – December 14, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Caupolicán Boisset |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1934 |
| Party | Independent |
| Parent(s) | Jorge L. Federici — |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Commercial engineer; politician |
José Luis Federici Rojas (born 1934 in Viña del Mar) is a Chilean commercial engineer and independent politician who held several public offices during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.
He served as director of the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), Minister of Transport and Telecommunications from April 1978 to December 1979, and Minister of Economy between December 1979 and December 1980.
In 1987 he was appointed Rector of the University of Chile. His tenure triggered the well-known Federici Strike, a major student movement opposing the “University Rationalization Plan” (PRU), which sought to reduce staff, close programs, sell assets and reorganize the institution according to neoliberal subsidiarity principles. The protest became a focal point for the democratic opposition ahead of the 1988 Chilean national plebiscite, ultimately forcing his removal and the cancellation of the PRU.