Jorge Bunster

Jorge Bunster (born 17 March 1953) is a Chilean businessman and politician. He served as the general manager of Empresas Copec for 19 years. He served as the Chilean Minister of Energy from 2012 to 2014.

He was educated at The Grange School in Santiago, the same institution attended by his father. He later studied business administration at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the IESE Business School of the University of Navarra in Spain.

He is married to María Consuelo Benavente, with whom he has four children: María Consuelo, Josefina, Martín, and Jorge Andrés.

During his tenure, the bill creating the public electric highway was introduced in the National Congress of Chile.

He left office in March 2014, at the end of Piñera’s administration. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Organización Terpel S.A. (Colombia).