Mario Marcel Cullell is a Chilean economist who has been serving as Chile Minister of Finance since 11 March 2022. He previously served as Governor of the Central Bank of Chile. He was named Governor in December 2016 and member of the Bank's Board from October 2015. He has been a close collaborator to the governments of the centre-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy (1990–2010), and for six years held the position of Budget Director, where he played a key role in the design of the structural surplus rule.
Mario Marcel
On 25 October 2016, the President of the Republic, Michelle Bachelet, accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Rodrigo Valdés, announced the Marcel as new Governor of the Central Bank. He took office on 10 December.
Marcel with Janet Yellen in 2017
Marcel with IMF managing director Christine Lagarde in 2018
Ministry of Finance (Chile)
The Ministry of Finance of Chile is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of managing the financial affairs, fiscal policy, and capital markets of Chile; planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing all financial policies formulated by the President of Chile.
Mario Marcel, the current Minister of Finance.
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