Rodrigo Pérez Mackenna

Rodrigo Pérez Mackenna (born 21 December 1960) is a Chilean scholar, consultant and entrepreneur. He was bi-minister during president Sebastián Piñera's first government: he served as Housing & Urbanism Minister (2011–2014) and National Assets Minister (2012–2014).

He studied at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

After an extensive career in the private sector, he joined the State of Chile in March 2010, being appointment as Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region Intendant. He remained as Intendant until mid-April 2011 when Piñera decided to send him to Housing Minister in replace of Magdalena Matte.

In 2014 was elected Chile's AFP Union Association president.

Biography

Born to Francisco Pérez Concha, a commercial engineer, and María de la Luz Mackenna Dávila, a secretary at Codelco during the Anaconda period, he was educated at Saint George's College and Tabancura School in Santiago. Among his siblings is Francisco, who has had an extensive career in companies linked to the Luksic family.

While working, he later traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the IESE Business School of the University of Navarra, where he established professional ties with future businessmen such as Patricio Jottar, Heriberto Urzúa, and Francisco Gutiérrez.

Married to Paula Aspillaga, he is the father of six children.

Professional career He began his professional career at Copec, under the leadership of Felipe Lamarca and Baltazar Sánchez.

Thereafter—and following a sabbatical year in Australia with his family—he combined advisory work for businessman Eduardo Fernández León with his own ventures in the aquaculture, agricultural, and industrial sectors, among others.