Mario Marcel

Mario Marcel Cullell
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
11 March 2022
PresidentGabriel Boric
Preceded byRodrigo Cerda
President of the Central Bank of Chile
In office
11 December 2016 – 27 January 2022
Preceded byRodrigo Vergara
Succeeded byRosanna Costa
Counselor of the Central Bank of Chile
In office
1 October 2015 – 27 January 2022
Preceded byEnrique Marshall Rivera
Succeeded byStephany Griffith-Jones
Director of the Budget Division of Chile
In office
11 March 2000 – 10 March 2006
Preceded byJoaquín Vial Ruiz-Tagle
Succeeded byAlberto Arenas de Mesa
Personal details
Born
Mario Marcel Cullell

(1959-10-22) 22 October 1959 (age 65)
Santiago de Chile, Chile
SpousePamela Albornoz Castillo
Children4
EducationUniversidad de Chile
University of Cambridge
WebsiteOfficial website

Mario Marcel Cullell (born 22 October 1959, Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean economist who has been serving as Chile Minister of Finance since 11 March 2022. He previously served as Governor of the Central Bank of Chile. He was named Governor in December 2016 and member of the Bank's Board from October 2015. He has been a close collaborator to the governments of the centre-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy (1990–2010), and for six years held the position of Budget Director, where he played a key role in the design of the structural surplus rule.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ Dube, Ryan. "Chile's President Appoints Mario Marcel as Head of Central Bank". WSJ.
  3. ^ "Chilean government names economist Mario Marcel new central bank president". Reuters. 25 October 2016 – via www.reuters.com.