Mario Mac-Kay

Mario Mac-Kay
Minister of Agriculture
In office
11 July 1976 – 20 April 1977
Preceded byTucapel Vallejos
Succeeded byAlfonso Márquez de la Plata
Minister of Lands and Colonization
In office
11 July 1974 – 12 July 1976
Preceded byDiego Barba Valdés
Succeeded byLautaro Recabarren
Personal details
BornMario Mac-Kay Jaraquemada
ProfessionMilitary officer
Military service
AllegianceChile
Branch/serviceCarabineros de Chile
RankGeneral

Mario Mac-Kay Jaraquemada was a Chilean military officer and public official who served as a minister of State during the military regime headed by Augusto Pinochet.[1]

He was a high-ranking officer within Carabineros.[1]

Biography

Mario MacKay Jaraquemada was the son of Alfredo MacKay Falcón and Aída Jaraquemada Troncoso.[2]

MacKay pursued a career in Carabineros de Chile, reaching the rank of general. His name appears in official legal texts identifying him as a senior officer of the institution during the 1970s, a period in which Carabineros held a central role in the administrative structure of the military regime.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Decreto Supremo N.º 1240". Archivo Nacional de Chile. Servicio Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Mario MacKay Jaraquemada". FamilySearch. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 26 December 2025.