Jorge Prado

Francisco Jorge Prado Aránguiz (25 March 1938 – 8 December 2018) was a Chilean businessperson and agricultural guild leader who served as Minister of Agriculture during the military government of General Augusto Pinochet.

He later became president of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA), the country's oldest agricultural association.

Early life and education Prado was born in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua to Javier Prado Amor and Adriana Aránguiz Cerda. He was the brother of Javier Prado Aránguiz, a Catholic priest who served as Bishop of Iquique (1984–1988) and Bishop of Rancagua (1993–2004).

He spent his childhood in his hometown before continuing his studies at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago.

Prado enrolled in the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he studied law for three years.

Public career After leaving university, Prado dedicated himself to agricultural activities and soon became a prominent local, regional and national leader, eventually serving as vice president of the SNA.