Ernesto Torrealba

Ernesto Torrealba Morales (13 January 1936 – 1 January 1981 ) is a Chilean economist and politician. He served briefly as Minister of Agriculture under President Salvador Allende from 5 to 13 July 1973.

Biography Ernesto Torrealba Morales was born on 13 January 1936 in Curicó, Chile. He was active in economic development programs, particularly linked with CEPAL and CORFO. In mid-1973 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, but resigned just over a week later (13 July 1973).

Later life and exile After the 1973 coup, he went into exile in Mexico. He worked with CEPAL and ILPES, contributing to Latin American development discourse. His intellectual and political legacy is reflected in various testimonies and research works exploring his exile and thinking.