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Carlos Enrique Cruz Lorenzen (Santiago, October 13, 1951) is a Chilean commercial and political engineer, Minister of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications of his country between 2000 and 2002. [ first ] ​ [ 2 ] ​

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The Son of Sergio Cruz Costa, of Italian Roces, and of Margot Lorenzen oehrens, of German rise, [ 2 ] ​ [ 3 ] He conducted his primary studies at the German school in Lota and the secondary school at the German school in Santiago. [ 4 ] Then he studied commercial engineering at the University of Chile. [ 4 ] ​

Married to Agata Gambardella Casanova, they are parents of their only son, Camilo Cruz Gambardella.

Political activity [ To edit ]

Popular unit and dictatorship [ To edit ]

In his university years he would join the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), [ first ] ​ [ 2 ] ​ [ 5 ] Action that would cause a break with his family, integrating shortly after the Socialist Party. Subsequently, he would carry out a master’s degree in Administration at the Institute for Higher Administration Studies in Caracas, Venezuela. [ 4 ] ​ [ 5 ] ​

During the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet worked mainly as manager of some companies, among which the strategy newspaper is counted. [ 2 ] He met Ricardo Lagos in 1985, establishing strong bonds of friendship. [ first ] ​ [ 5 ] ​

In democracy [ To edit ]

Strait Lagos collaborator [ To edit ]

With the return to democracy Cruz would occupy, during the government of President Patricio Aylwin, the position of Chief of Cabinet of the Ministry of Economy, Promotion and Reconstruction (at that time headed by Carlos Ominami). [ 2 ] ​ [ 4 ] During the Ministry of Ricardo Lagos in Public Works (1994-1998), he would occupy the position of General Concessions Coordinator, leading the implementation of emblematic infrastructure projects. [ first ] ​ [ 4 ] ​

On March 11, 2000, he assumed as Minister of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications of the then President Ricardo Lagos. [ 4 ] In January 2002 he left the portfolio being replaced by industrial engineer Javier Etcheberry.

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COIMAS CASE AND RENUVES THE PS [ To edit ]

Shortly after his departure, the Coimas Case , which involved Personeros of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications of Chile in acts of corruption in the delivery of technical licenses. Later the MOP-Gate case , that would directly affect him, ordering his arrest in January 2003. Shortly before that he had recognized having received bonuses as a minister, which caused discomfort in the government and legislative reforms in pursuit of greater probity. [ 5 ] ​

On April 3, 2003, he chose to end 31 years of militancy, in order to: “to free the institution from an argument that I know is uncomfortable.” [ 6 ] ​ [ 7 ] ​

The investigation carried out by Judge Gloria Ana Chevesich counted countless ‘edges’ as Mop-Prograf , MOP-Idecon , MOP-Cycsa , Mop-Délada and Mop , among others, which deal with irregularities that range from the falsification of public instrument and preacted tenders to fraud to the treasury, through the payment of bonuses and the diversion of public funds, involving dozens of people. [ 8 ] For Cruz, this was closed in July 2010 with a three -year sentence of sentence and a fine of more than 799 million Chilean pesos of the time, [ 9 ] Which was ratified in August 2014 by the Court of Appeals of Santiago. [ ten ] ​

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  1. ↑ a b c d Capital (Santiago), March 17, 2000, p.28
  2. ↑ a b c d It is The second (Santiago), June 22, 2001, p.28
  3. ↑ «El Mercurio (Santiago), February 14, 2003, on Saturday, p.38» . Filed from the original March 4, 2016 . Retrieved on January 29, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b c d It is f “El Mercurio (Santiago), March 19, 2002, Ya, P.20» . Filed from the original March 4, 2016 . Retrieved on January 29, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b c d The latest news (Santiago), January 12, 2003, reports, p.4
  6. ↑ «Full text of the resignation letter of former minister Carlos Cruz to the president of the PS, Camilo Escalona» . once . April 3, 2003 . Retrieved on January 13, 2015 .
  7. ↑ “Cruz declares that it was not his idea of ​​funds through Gate” . once . April 10, 2003, 18.53 hours . Retrieved on January 13, 2015 .
  8. ↑ “Wide record of historical notes of the cases” . once . Retrieved on January 13, 2015 .
  9. ↑ «Mop-Gate Case: Former Minister Carlos Cruz sentenced to three years of sentenced Pena» . once . July 1, 2010, 8.24 hours . Retrieved on January 13, 2015 .
  10. ↑ El Mercurio (Santiago), August 13, 2014, P.C1

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