José Ramón Valente Explained

José Ramón Valente
Birth Date:1962 9, df=y
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Office:Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism
Term Start:11 March 2018
Term End:13 June 2019
Predecessor:Jorge Rodríguez Grossi
Successor:Juan Andrés Fontaine
President:Sebastián Piñera
Party:Close to centre-right
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Economist
Parents:Ramón Valente
Elsa Vias
Spouse:Verónica Stein
Children:Six

José Ramón Valente Vias (born 15 September 1962) is a Chilean politician and economist.

He completed his studies with an MBA at the University of Chicago (1988), being a student of Eugene Fama, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2013).[1]

He actively participated in Sebastián Piñera's 2017 presidential elections campaign as part of the economic team, where he later assumed the role of coordinator. After winning elections, Piñera appointed him Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, a position that Valente assumed on 11 March[2] until 13 June 2019, when he left the cabinet and was replaced by Juan Andrés Fontaine.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Ramón Valente: El nuevo ministro de Economía de Piñera llega con el foco de destrabar grandes inversiones. Emol. 23 January 2018. 21 June 2021.
  2. Web site: José Ramón Valente: El nuevo ministro de Economía de Piñera llega con el foco de destrabar grandes inversiones. Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism Website. 11 March 2018. 21 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Privados destacan perfil de nuevos ministros y plantean los primeros desafíos. La Tercera. 13 June 2019. 21 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Las polémicas que marcaron los 15 meses de Valente como ministro de Economía. Emol. 13 June 2019. 21 June 2021.
  5. Web site: José Ramón Valente revela en su libro 30 años de las AFP en Chile. 24 Horas. 30 November 2011. 21 July 2021.
  6. Web site: "La rebelión del sentido común", el nuevo libro de José Ramón Valente en que explica la economía con peras y manzanas. El Líbero. 5 December 2015. 21 July 2021.