Roberto Vergara

Roberto Vergara
Minister of Mining
In office
3 November 1958 – 15 September 1961
PresidentJorge Alessandri
Preceded byEmilio González
Succeeded byEnrique Serrano de Viale Rigo
Minister of Economy
In office
3 September 1958 – 15 September 1961
PresidentJorge Alessandri
Preceded byLuis Correa Prieto
Succeeded byJulio Philippi
Minister of Finance
In office
3 November 1958 – 15 September 1961
PresidentJorge Alessandri
Preceded byEduardo Urzúa Merino
Succeeded byEduardo Figueroa Geisse
Personal details
Born(1902-08-30)30 August 1902
Died1 January 1987(1987-01-01) (aged 84)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
ProfessionEconomist

Roberto Vergara Herrera (30 August 1902 – 1987) was a Chilean engineer, economist, academic, and politician. He served as a minister of state – holding simultaneously the portfolios of finance, economy and trade, and mining – during the administration of President Jorge Alessandri, between 1958 and 1960.

Previously, he had held positions in ministerial offices during the government of Alessandri’s father, President Arturo Alessandri (1932–1938).