Luis Valenzuela Blanquier

Luis Valenzuela Blanquier
Luis Valenzuela Blanquier in 1978
Ambassador of Chile to the United States
In office
2 May 1984 – 21 October 1988
PresidentAugusto Pinochet
Preceded byCarlos de Costa Nora
Succeeded byHernán Felipe Errázuriz
Minister of Mining
In office
30 April 1975 – 26 December 1978
PresidentAugusto Pinochet
Preceded byAgustín Toro Dávila
Succeeded byCarlos Quiñones López
Personal details
Born1920 (1920)
Died25 June 2011(2011-06-25) (aged 90–91)
SpouseMónica Ossa Pretot
ChildrenFive
Parent(s)Enrique Valenzuela Labatut; Elena Blanquier Teylletche
Alma materUniversity of Chile (Civil Engineering)
ProfessionCivil engineer; Politician; Diplomat
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Luis Enrique Valenzuela Blanquier (1920 – 25 June 2011) was a Chilean civil engineer, mining executive, diplomat and political figure.

He served as Chile's Minister of Mining between 1975 and 1978 under the military government of General Augusto Pinochet, and later as Ambassador of Chile to the United States from 1984 to 1988.