Alfonso Márquez de la Plata Yrarrázaval (19 July 1933 – 22 April 2014) was a Chilean politician, businessman and writer. He was Minister of Agriculture from 1977 until 1980. He was later the Ministry General Secretariat of Government from 1983 to 1984. He was born in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

. Márquez died from

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ...

on 22 April 2014 in Santiago. He was 80.

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1933 births 2014 deaths Politicians from Santiago Chilean people of Spanish descent Ministers of Agriculture of Chile Chilean businesspeople Chilean male writers Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Deaths from pneumonia in Chile Chilean Ministers Secretary General of Government {{Chile-politician-stub