Julio Ponce Lerou
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Julio Ponce Lerou | |
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| Lerou image Lerou in 1975 | |
| Born | Julio César Ponce Lerou November 13, 1945 |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse |
Verónica Pinochet Hiriart
(m. 1969; div. 1995) |
| Children | 4 |
| Family | Former son-law of Augusto Pinochet |
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.[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]
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- Living people
- Chilean billionaires
- Chilean businesspeople
- Chilean businesspeople in mining
- Businesspeople in iodine mining
- Chilean foresters
- Chilean businesspeople in the timber industry
- Pinochet family
- University of Concepción alumni
- University of Chile alumni
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