Luis Edmundo Ruiz

Luis Edmundo Ruiz
Ministry of Housing and Urbanism
In office
14 April 1975 – 11 March 1977
PresidentAugusto Pinochet
Preceded byCarlos Granifo
Succeeded byJaime Estrada Leigh
Personal details
OccupationSecretary of State

Luis Edmundo Ruíz Undurraga (–2015[1]) was a Chilean social administrator and nonprofit executive, who served as minister in the Pinochet regime.[2][3]

Ruíz was a Chilean nonprofit executive associated with the Fundación Ciudad del Niño, an organization dedicated to programs for children and adolescents in vulnerable situations.[1]

Career

Ruíz was linked to the Fundación Ciudad del Niño for more than three decades. He served for approximately eighteen years as a member of its governing council and later held the position of General Manager for seventeen years, remaining in that role until his resignation in March 2014 due to health reasons.[1]

During his tenure as General Manager, the foundation underwent organizational and administrative adjustments in line with regulatory frameworks governing nonprofit institutions in Chile.[1] These included adaptations to public policy guidelines related to child protection and compliance with legal standards applicable to social organizations.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fundación Ciudad del Niño comunica el fallecimiento de su ex Gerente General". Ciudad del Niño (in Spanish). September 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Law No. 18.959". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Regulatory framework applicable to social institutions (1978)". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2025.