Claudio Hohmann

Claudio Felipe Hohmann Barrientos (born 3 June 1954) is a Chilean politician who served as minister of State under Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle's government (1994–2000).

In 2012, he ended his link with the centre-left coalition Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia and supported to the right-wing pre-candidate Andrés Allamand.

Early life and education He is the son of Víctor René Hohmann Gerlach and Yenni Barrientos Momberg, both of German descent. He attended Colegio San Mateo in Osorno and later studied civil engineering, specializing in transportation systems, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

He is married to Marina Hewstone Arqueros, with whom he has five children: Daniel, Melissa, Mary Anne, Sally, and Maximiliano.

Political career In the early 1980s, Hohmann worked at the Executive Secretariat of the Urban Transport Commission, where he participated in several transportation initiatives.

After leaving government, Hohmann entered the private sector. He served as president of the Association of Public Infrastructure Concessionaires (Copsa) from 2003 to 2006, and later became Corporate Affairs Manager at Distribución y Servicio (D&S), subsequently Walmart Chile, a position he held from 2006 to 2012.

Between 2012 and 2013, he served on the programmatic advisory council of National Renewal (RN) presidential candidate Andrés Allamand during his campaign for the Presidency of Chile.