| José Ramón Valente | |
| Birth Date: | 1962 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Office: | Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism |
| Term Start: | 11 March 2018 |
| Term End: | 13 June 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Jorge Rodríguez Grossi |
| Successor: | Juan Andrés Fontaine |
| President: | Sebastián Piñera |
| Party: | Close to centre-right |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Economist |
| Parents: | Ramón Valente Elsa Vias |
| Spouse: | Verónica Stein |
| Children: | Six |
José Ramón Valente Vias (born 15 September 1962) is a Chilean politician and economist.
He completed his studies with an MBA at the University of Chicago (1988), being a student of Eugene Fama, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2013).[1]
He actively participated in Sebastián Piñera's 2017 presidential elections campaign as part of the economic team, where he later assumed the role of coordinator. After winning elections, Piñera appointed him Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, a position that Valente assumed on 11 March[2] until 13 June 2019, when he left the cabinet and was replaced by Juan Andrés Fontaine.[3] [4]