Julio Ponce Lerou

Julio Ponce Lerou
Lerou in 1975
Born	Julio César Ponce Lerou (1945-11-13) November 13, 1945 (age 79) La Calera, Chile
Education	University of Chile
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse	Verónica Pinochet Hiriart ​ ​ (m. 1969;div. 1995)​
Children	4
Family	Former son-law of Augusto Pinochet

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponceand the second or maternal family name is Lerou.

Julio Ponce Lerou is a Chilean forest engineer and businessman who is the principal shareholder of Soquimich, the largest lithium producer in the world. ^[1] He is a former son-in-law of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. ^{[1] [2]} Ponce was president of Chilean state-owned forestry company Complejo Forestal y Maderero Panguipulli until 1982 while he was simultaneously president of CELCO, a wood pulp company. ^[2]

As of 2014 ^[update] , Ponce is accused of a millionaire fraud and embezzlement that affects the pension funds of millions of Chilean citizens under what is known as the "Cascadas" case  [ es ]. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In his youth, he attended the University of Concepción, where studied medicine for a year. ^[6] Then, he finished his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Chile. ^[6]

See also

• Crony capitalism

References

1. "Meet Chemicals Billionaire Julio Ponce Lerou, former son-in-law of Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
2. INFORME COMISION PRIVATIZACIONES CAMARA DE DIPUTADOS 2004 Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 September 2009.
3. "EyN: Caso Cascadas: Los episodios clave para entender la investigación que remece al mercado" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
4. "PULSO". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
5. "nacion.cl - Experto aterriza el enredado caso de las sociedades cascadas". www.lanacion.cl. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
6. "El obrero que se convirtió en millonario". Economía y Negocios. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.