Rolando Ramos Muñoz

Rolando Ramos Muñoz was a Chilean military officer, diplomat and political figure who served as a minister of state during the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet.
He attained the rank of brigadier general in the Chilean Army. Over the course of the Pinochet government, he held numerous executive and strategic positions in state-owned companies and ministries.
In 1977 he became general manager of the Production Development Corporation, after earlier serving as director of the state-owned National Telecommunications Company in 1978 and as vice president of the National Petroleum Company in 1979.
On 1 August 1979 he was appointed Executive Vice President of CORFO, succeeding General Luis Danús. He remained in office until 28 December 1980, when he was succeeded by Brigadier General Renato Varela Correa.
The following day he was appointed Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction, serving from 29 December 1980 until 22 April 1982.
In January 1986 he briefly served as Ambassador of Chile to Switzerland, a position he left two months later to return to Chile. On 1 May 1986 he was appointed Executive President of the state-owned copper company Codelco, remaining in office until 30 December 1988.