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Miguel Kast | |
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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 |
Ministry of Labor | |
In office 29 December 1980 – 2 September 1982 | |
President | Augusto Pinochet |
Preceded by | José Piñera |
Succeeded by | Máximo Silva Bafalluy |
Head Ministry 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 | Oberstaufen, Allied-occupied Germany | 18 December 1948
Died | 18 September 1983 Santiago, Chile | (aged 34)
Political party | Christian Democratic Party (1960s) |
Children | Pablo (1973−) Felipe (1977−) |
Relatives | Michael Kast (father) José Antonio Kast (brother) |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Economist |
Academic career | |
School or tradition | Chicago School (Chicago Boys) |
Influences | Milton Friedman |
Michael Kast Rist (18 December 1948 – 18 September 1983), commonly known as Miguel Kast, was a German 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.[1]