Francisco Javier Vidal Salinas (born 20 September 1953) is a Chilean politician and scholar. In 1971, he began his political career at the rightist National Party. He was Chile's Minister of National Defense from March 2009 to March 2010. Before this position he served as

Minister Secretary General of Government of Chile The Ministry General Secretariat of Government ( es, Ministerio Secretaría General de Gobierno) (Segegob) is the cabinet-level administrative office charged with acting as the government's organ of communication. The principal function of the Mi ...

during the administrations of Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet and Interior Minister during Lagos's mandate. He is a professor of history at the University of Chile.

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* 1953 births Living people Chilean Ministers of Defense Chilean people of Spanish descent University of Chile alumni National Party (Chile, 1966) politicians Party for Democracy (Chile) politicians Chilean Ministers Secretary General of Government Chilean Ministers of the Interior {{Chile-politician-stub