Julio Ponce Lerou

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Julio Ponce Lerou
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Lerou in 1975
Born
Julio César Ponce Lerou

(1945-11-13) November 13, 1945 (age 80)
EducationUniversity of Chile
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse
Verónica Pinochet Hiriart
(m. 1969; div. 1995)
Children4
FamilyFormer 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, 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]

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