Santiago González Larraín

Santiago Fernando González Larraín (born 15 May 1956) is a Chilean engineer who served as minister during the first government of Michelle Bachelet (2006–2010).

Since 2015, he is rector of the Central University of Chile.

He was a member of the board of directors of the National Mining Company (Enami) during the administration of President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle from 1994 to 1998 and, subsequently, from 2006 during the first government of Michelle Bachelet.

He studied civil engineering with a specialization in Civil Works at the University of Santiago, Chile between 1977 and 1982. He holds a master's degree in liberal arts from the Adolfo Ibáñez University and a postgraduate diploma in business administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), as well as a diploma in project planning and evaluation from the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEN), University of Chile.

He served as Administration and Finance Manager of Eulogio Gordo y Cía., a contracting company specializing in major civil engineering and mining development projects.

He assumed office as Minister of Mining on 8 January 2008. In that capacity, he also served as chairman of the boards of Codelco, ENAP, and Enami.

In mid-2015, he became rector of the Central University of Chile.