Carlos Enrique Cruz Lorenzen (born 13 October 1951) is a Chilean politician and economist who served as minister during Ricardo Lagos' government (2000−2006).
With the return to democracy on 11 March 1990, during the government of President Patricio Aylwin, Cruz occupied the position of chief of staff of the Ministry of Economy, Development and Reconstruction (at that time headed by Carlos Ominami).
During Ricardo Lagos' ministry in Public Works (MOP) (1994−1998), Cruz hold the position of general coordinator of Concessions, leading the start-up of emblematic infrastructure projects.
Shortly before that, he had acknowledged having received bonuses as a minister, which caused annoyance in the Lagos Government and its legislative reforms in pursuit of greater probity.
For Cruz, the trouble was closed in July 2010 with a three-year sentence remitted and a fine of more than $799 million Chilean pesos of the age, which was ratified in August 2014 by the Santiago Court of Appeals.