José Goñi | |
Office: | Minister of National Defense of Chile |
Term Start: | 27 March 2007 |
Term End: | 12 March 2009 |
President: | Michelle Bachelet |
Predecessor: | Vivianne Blanlot |
Successor: | Francisco Vidal Salinas |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1948 |
Birth Place: | Concepción, Chile |
Profession: | Economist |
Party: | Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) Party for Democracy |
Alma Mater: | University of Concepción |
Children: | Three |
José Mario Goñi Carrasco (born 28 February 1948) is a Chilean diplomat and politician, currently appointed ambassador to the United States. Before this appointment he had served as Minister of National Defense from 2007 to 2009.[1] His previous diplomatic roles include Ambassador to Mexico, Italy and Sweden. He is a graduate in business majoring in economics of the University of Concepción.