Sergio de Castro Spikula | |
Office: | Minister of Economy |
Term Start: | 14 April 1975 |
Term End: | 27 December 1976 |
Predecessor: | Fernando Léniz |
Successor: | Pablo Baraona |
Office2: | Minister of Finance |
Term Start2: | 31 December 1976 |
Term End2: | 22 April 1982 |
Predecessor2: | Jorge Cauas |
Successor2: | Sergio de la Cuadra |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1930 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Party: | Independent |
Occupation: | Economist |
Residence: | Santiago, Chile |
Alma Mater: | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile University of Chicago |
Sergio de Castro Spikula (25 January 1930 – 26 April 2024) was a Chilean economist who served the military junta headed by Augusto Pinochet as economy and finance minister. De Castro was one of the Chicago Boys, trained in economics at the University of Chicago.[1] Sergio de Castro is one of the authors of the influential text known as El ladrillo, writing its prologue.[2] [3]
De Castro died on 26 April 2024, at the age of 94.[4]