Enrique Escobar Rodríguez

Enrique Escobar Rodríguez was a Chilean military officer and public official who served as Minister of Transport and Telecommunications during the military government of Augusto Pinochet.

Career

Escobar Rodríguez held the rank of Air Brigadier General in the Chilean Air Force. Then, he was appointed Minister of Transport and Telecommunications.

Minister of Transport and Telecommunications

Rodríguez served as Minister of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile in the mid-1980s. His ministerial tenure is documented through multiple Chilean legal norms in which he promulgates transportation-related decrees and resolutions, including regulations on vehicle safety and transport norms issued under his authority. In official sources, he is recorded in the ministerial designation in norms such as Decreto Supremo No. 124 (1985), which notes his position and rank.

Among the decrees issued under his name is Decreto N° 59 (6 May 1987), which prohibited the use of redrawn tires for all vehicles, published during his ministerial tenure with his signature appearing as the responsible minister.