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Sergio Melnick

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Sergio Melnick
Melnick in 2010
Councilman of Las Condes
In office
28 June 2021 – 11 April 2024
Ministry of the National Planification Office
In office
27 April 1987 – 17 August 1989
Preceded byFrancisco Ramírez Migliassi
Succeeded byLuis Larraín Arroyo [es]
Personal details
Born(1951-06-27)27 June 1951
Santiago, Chile
Died11 April 2024(2024-04-11) (aged 72)
Political partyNational Advance
(1987–1990)
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEconomist

Sergio Raúl Melnick Israel (27 July 1951 – 11 April 2024) was a Chilean politician, economist, businessman, and writer. He was the minister of planning under president Augusto Pinochet from 1987 to 1989, and a councilmember for Las Condes from 2020 to 2024.

Early life

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Melnick was born on 27 July 1951 in Santiago, Chile.[1] He was raised in a Jewish family.[1] He graduated from the University of Chile, and earned an M.A. and PhD. from the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]

Career

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Melnick began his career as an academic. By 1986, he was a full professor at his alma mater, the University of Chile.[1]

Melnick served as Minister of Planning under General Augusto Pinochet from 1987 to 1989, during the military dictatorship.[2] He was succeeded by Luis Larraín Arroyo [es].

Melnick served as a councilmember for Las Condes from 2020 to 2024.[2][3] He referred to himself as a libertarian in a 21 December 2020 Twitter post.[4][better source needed]

Melnick served as an executive director of Chilevisión and La Red, a Chilean television channel.[2]

Death

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Melnick died on 11 April 2024, at the age of 72.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Quién era Sergio Melnick, el concejal de Las Condes que falleció a los 72 años". Chilevisión Noticias. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Guerra, Ignacio (11 April 2024). "Muere a los 72 años Sergio Melnick, concejal por Las Condes y ex ministro durante la dictadura". El Mercurio. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Melnick irrumpe en Las Condes junto a De La Carrera". Partido Republicano de Chile (in Spanish). 14 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Melnick: Los libertarios nos oponemos al totalitarismo cuyo primer paso es el estatismo". Twitter (in Spanish). 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ Gómez, Rodrigo (11 April 2024). "Muere Sergio Melnick, exministro de Pinochet y concejal de Las Condes" [Sergio Melnick dies, ex-minister of Pinochet and councilman for Las Condes]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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