Carlos Granifo

Carlos Granifo was a Chilean military officer and public official who served as Minister of Housing and Urbanism during the military regime of Augusto Pinochet.

Political career Granifo was named as titular of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism (MINVU) in 1975 according the Chilean official legal corpus of ministerial appointments.

He and his ministry played a role in overseeing national housing and urban development during his tenure, in line with the broader administrative structure of the MINVU at the time.

The role of MINVU in Chile includes planning, development, and regulation of housing, urbanization, and use of urban land, functions that formed part of Granifo’s ministerial responsibilities.