Hernán Rivera Calderón

Hernán Fernando Rivera Calderón (born 9 May 1930) is a Chilean naval officer (vice admiral, retired) and political figure who served as Minister of Public Health from 1980 to 1983 during the Pinochet regime.

Background Rivera Calderón was born in Valparaíso to Néstor Rivera Contreras and Lucía Calderón. He married Dixiana Martha Sariego Letelier in 1955, with whom he had three children.

Naval career Rivera Calderón entered the Arturo Prat Naval Academy in the late 1940s and graduated in the early 1950s, later specialising in naval engineering and rising through the ranks to vice admiral.

Minister of Public Health On 29 December 1980, Rivera Calderón was appointed Minister of Public Health under the Pinochet regime.

He left the cabinet in August 1983. Shortly afterward he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy's National Squadron.

Later roles In 1988 he served as the Navy's alternate representative on the governing junta. After 44 years of service he retired from the Navy in 1990 and later settled in the city of Viña del Mar.