Alejandro Ferreiro Yazigi (born 18 March 1966) is a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as minister during the first government of Michelle Bachelet (2006–2010).
He has worked as a consultant on issues such as health insurance regulation and pension systems for various international organizations and countries, including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Pan American Health Organization, India, Egypt, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia.
Ferreiro served as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (2004–2005), and as president of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (2002–2003).
Family and education He is the eldest child and only son of José Antonio Ferreiro Serrano,Qué Pasa (Santiago), 9 May 2003, p. 64. a descendant of Galician immigrants and a mid-sized businessman from the commune of Vitacura,Diario Financiero (Santiago), 14 August 2003, p. 18. and María Edith Yazigi Melej.
He was educated at the prestigious Saint George's College, Santiago, from which he graduated as the top student of his class (Best Georgian).La Tercera (Santiago), 3 September 2006, p. 12. There, he was a classmate of filmmaker Andrés Wood and politicians Claudio Orrego and Arturo Barrios, among other prominent figures in Chilean public life.Qué Pasa (Santiago), 4 October 2002, p. 41.La Tercera (Santiago), 12 April 2003, p. 35.
In 1992, he married Claudia Andrea Bobadilla Ferrer. The couple had one son, José Antonio, and divorced in 2002.
He studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, where he was also the top student of his class and received the Premio Montenegro. He later moved to the United States, where he earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame (1989–1990).Emol, 14 July 2006, 6:31 p.m.
Public career In 1985, he joined the Christian Democratic Party of Chile. At the age of 24, he entered the administration of President Patricio Aylwin as an adviser in the Division of Political and Institutional Relations of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency, then headed by fellow Christian Democrat Edgardo Boeninger.
After a period at the Tiempo 2000 Corporation, he became Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Public Ethics, an entity created during the administration of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, when political scientist Genaro Arriagada served as Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency.
In 1996, he was appointed Superintendent of Isapres, a position he held until the end of the administration.
When Ricardo Lagos assumed the presidency, Ferreiro was briefly appointed Superintendent of Electricity and Fuels. He subsequently became Superintendent of Pension Fund Administrators. In that role, he implemented Chile's multifund pension system and dealt with the Inverlink scandal, particularly regarding the group's AFP subsidiary, Magister. In May 2003, he was appointed Superintendent of Securities and Insurance, serving until March 2006.
On 14 July 2006, he returned to government service as Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction under President Michelle Bachelet.Emol, 14 July 2006, 7:48 p.m.Emol, 14 July 2006, 6:14 p.m. He was replaced by Hugo Lavados in January 2008.
In academia, he was a professor of economic law at the Faculty of Law of the Andrés Bello National University from 2000 to 2004. Since 2006, he has taught at the School of Government and Business of the Adolfo Ibáñez University, offering courses on anti-corruption public policies, economic regulation, and corporate governance.
In 2008, he was appointed a councillor of the Council for Transparency by the president and unanimously confirmed by the Senate of Chile, assuming office for a six-year term.National Congress Library of ChileFundación ProAcceso
In October 2011, he was unanimously elected president of the body, succeeding Raúl Urrutia.El Mostrador, 28 October 2011 He was succeeded in mid-2013 by Jorge Jaraquemada.
On 25 May 2016, he joined the Board of Directors of Everis as an Independent Director.
References
External links Ferreiro Profile at País Digital