Miguel Kast
Miguel Kast | |
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Kast in 1982 | |
| President of the Central Bank of Chile | |
| In office 23 April 1982 – 2 September 1982 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Sergio de la Cuadra |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Cáceres Contreras |
| Minister of Labor | |
| In office 29 December 1980 – 22 April 1982 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | José Piñera |
| Succeeded by | Máximo Silva Bafalluy |
| Head Minister of the National Office of Planification | |
| In office 26 December 1978 – 29 December 1980 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Roberto Kelly Vásquez |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Donoso Barros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1948 |
| Died | 18 September 1983 (aged 34) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (1960s) FJUN (1981–1983) |
| Spouse | Cecilia Sommerhoff |
| Children | Michael Pablo Felipe Tomás Bárbara |
| Relatives | Michael Kast (father) José Antonio Kast (brother) Bárbara Kast (sister) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Economist • Politician |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Milton Friedman |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Chicago School (Chicago Boys) |
Michael Kast Rist (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaʔeːl kast]; 18 December 1948 – 18 September 1983), commonly known as Miguel Kast, was a German-born, naturalised Chilean, economist of the Chicago Boys group. He served as Minister of State and President of the Central Bank under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In his youth, he was a member of the Christian Democratic Party.