Sebastian Pinera

@Former Chilean President, Family and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Chile's thirty-sixth president, Sebastian Pinera, is a businessman and politician Chilean Harvard University Leaders Political Leaders Presidents Sagittarius Celebrities Chile's thirty-sixth president, Sebastian Pinera, is a businessman and politician. The son of an ambassador and descendant of two 19th century Chilean presidents, Pinera was destined to become a civil servant. He is well educated in business and economics, and began his career as a professor at three major Chilean universities. He later became involved with many successful business endeavors and finally began a political career. He was primarily responsible for introducing the people of Chile to credit cards and owned a nationally broadcast television station called Chilevision. Furthermore, he owned shares in Colo-Colo, a soccer club, and LAN Airlines, Chile's national airline. During his eight year term as an East Santiago Senator, he acted as a member of the Senate Finance Committee. After an unsuccessful campaign in 2005 as a National Renewal party presidential hopeful, Pinera won a majority vote in the 2010 election against Eduardo Frei. Utilizing a platform of job creation, expanded education and eliminating poverty, he also promised to advance Chile's relationship with other countries and became the country's first conservative head of state in over fifty years.

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Birthday: December 1, 1949 Nationality: Chilean Famous: Former Chilean President, Harvard University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents Spouses: Cecilia Morel Siblings: Guadalupe Piñera, José Piñera, Magdalena Piñera, Miguel Piñera, Pablo Piñera Known as: Sebastian Pinera, Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique Childrens: Sebastian Piñera Information Detail Birthday December 1, 1949 Nationality Chilean Famous Former Chilean President, Harvard University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents Spouses Cecilia Morel Siblings Guadalupe Piñera, José Piñera, Magdalena Piñera, Miguel Piñera, Pablo Piñera Known as Sebastian Pinera, Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique Childrens Sebastian Piñera Universities Harvard University Harvard University Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Colegio del Verbo Divino Notable Alumnis Harvard University Birth Place Santiago Religion Catholicism Gender Male Father José Piñera Carvallo Mother Magdalena Echenique Rozas Net Worth $2.7 Billion as of Apr 4,2017 Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Santiago Famous as Former Chilean President

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Pinera married Cecilia Morel Montes in 1973, a counselor at the Carlos Casanueva Institute. Unsplash Personal Life

They are the parents of four successful children, Magdalena, a professor of history, Cecilia, a pediatrician, Sebastian, who works in business administration and Christopher, a psychologist. Unsplash Personal Life

He was involved in a political scandal called Pineragate which consisted of attempting to have his competitor ambushed by a journalist during the 1992 Chilean Presidential nominations. Unsplash Personal Life

Sebastian Pinera was born on December 1, 1949 in Santiago, Chile, to parents Jose Pinera Carvallo and Magdalena Echenique Rozas, as the third of six children. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His immediate family includes brothers Jose Manuel, Juan Pablo and Jose Miguel as well as sisters Maria Magdalena and Maria Teresa. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

When he was one year old his family moved to New York City where his father served in the office of the Chilean Economic Development Agency. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After his family returned to Chile in 1955, he enrolled at the Colegio del Verbo Divino ("Divine Word College"), and graduated from the same in 1967. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Sebastian Pinera pursued an undergraduate degree in Business and Administration. Unsplash Career

He earned Masters and Doctorate degrees in Economics from Harvard University in the United States, graduating in 1971. Unsplash Career

During his time at Harvard, Pinera worked as an assistant professor and studied under Simon Kuznets, winner of the 1971 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Unsplash Career

He returned to his undergraduate alma mater in 1976 as an economics professor. Concurrently, he taught economics at the University of Chile, Adolfo Ibanez University and Valparaiso Business School. Unsplash Career

From 1974 to 1978 he was a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank. Unsplash Career

As a joint effort with his wife, Cecilia Morel, Pinera created the Fundacion Mujer Emprende in 1989, dedicated to providing occupational training and education to impoverished women. Unsplash Major Works

In 1993, Piñera created the foundation Fundación Futuro. Its mission is to help in Chile’s development of freedom, justice and democracy. The foundation was renamed to Fundación Cultura y Sociedad following his presidential election victory. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	December 1, 1949
Nationality	Chilean
Famous	Former Chilean President, Harvard University, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents
Spouses	Cecilia Morel
Siblings	Guadalupe Piñera, José Piñera, Magdalena Piñera, Miguel Piñera, Pablo Piñera
Known as	Sebastian Pinera, Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique
Childrens	Sebastian Piñera
Universities	Harvard University Harvard University Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Colegio del Verbo Divino
Notable Alumnis	Harvard University
Birth Place	Santiago
Religion	Catholicism
Gender	Male
Father	José Piñera Carvallo
Mother	Magdalena Echenique Rozas
Net Worth	$2.7 Billion as of Apr 4,2017
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Santiago
Famous as	Former Chilean President

Sebastian Pinera

Chilean

Dec 1, 1949

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