Guillermo Arthur

Guillermo Ladislao Arthur Errázuriz (born ) is a Chilean lawyer and politician, and a founding member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) in 1983. He served as Minister of Labor from 1988 to 1989 during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.

He later served as president of the Chilean Pension Fund Administrators Association (AAFP) from 1999 to 2014.

Life and family Arthur was born in Santiago, Chile, on 11 May 1948, the son of Guillermo Arthur Aránguiz and Gloria Errázuriz Pereira. He completed legal studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, specialising in labour and social security law. He later pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago.

Public career In 1983, during the period of military rule, Arthur became one of the founders of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), a right-wing political movement.

In November 1984 he was appointed Undersecretary of Social Security, a position he held until 18 March 1985.

On 21 October 1988, shortly after the defeat of General Pinochet in the national plebiscite, Arthur was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Welfare as part of a major cabinet reshuffle. He left office on 17 August 1989.

He ran as a candidate for the Senate in the 1989 parliamentary elections for Constituency 13 (Ñuble, Biobío and Arauco provinces) but was not elected.

Arthur has also taught at the University of Chile and Diego Portales University.

His later professional roles include vice-president of administration and finance at Codelco, president of the Association of AFPs of Chile (1999–2014), and vice-president of AFP Capital (SURA Group).

Written works Régimen legal del nuevo sistema de pensiones. Editorial Jurídica de Chile, 1988.