Alejandro Foxley
Alejandro Foxley | |
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.jpg) Foxley in 2016 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2006 – 12 March 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Walker |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Fernández |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 12 March 2006 | |
| Preceded by | María Elena Carrera |
| Succeeded by | Soledad Alvear |
| Constituency | 8th Circunscription |
| President of the Christian Democratic Party | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Gutenberg Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Krauss |
| Minister of Finance of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 12 March 1994 | |
| President | Patricio Aylwin |
| Preceded by | Martín Costabal Llona |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Aninat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1939 Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Residence(s) | Santiago, Chile |
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Alejandro Tomás Foxley Rioseco (born 26 May 1939 in
Christian Democrat Party
from 1994 to 1996.
Education and personal life
Foxley received a
King of Spain.[1]
Foxley is married to Gisela Tapia Soko with two children and four grandchildren.[1]
Economist and writer
Foxley has taught at various universities including the
Oxford University in 1975, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1978, University of California, Berkeley in 1981, University of California, San Diego in 1985 and the University of Notre Dame.[1] He has written thirteen books on economics and the problems of democracy.[2]
Political career
Foxley was appointed to the first Chilean cabinet after the restoration of democracy by Patricio Aylwin.[3][4] He served as Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1994 and is regarded as one of the architects of the strong economic growth of the period.[5] As Finance Minister he was also a governor of the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.[2] Following his period as Finance Minister Foxley was elected leader of the Christian Democrat Party in 1994, serving until 1996.[1]
In 1998 Foxley was elected a member of the
Presidential election. Bachelet appointed him as Foreign Minister in March 2006 following her victory in the election.[2] In March 2009 Foxley resigned as Foreign Minister for personal reasons and to pursue other interests.[6][7] Today he is a member of Washington D.C. based think tank, the Inter-American Dialogue.[8]
References
- ^ OECD. Archived from the originalon 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ a b c "Alejandro Foxley". Business Future of the Americas. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ Christian, Shirley (1990-02-03). "Pinochet Gets Role in Inauguration of New Leader". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ Main, Jeremy (1990-01-29). "South America: Democracy triumphs, but time is running out". CNN. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- PBS. 2003-03-26. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Key ministers replaced in Chile". BBC Online. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Chile President replaces Foreign, Defense ministers". Reuters. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Inter-American Dialogue | Alejandro Foxley". www.thedialogue.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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