Gonzalo Duarte (politician, born 1953)
Gonzalo Duarte | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Lily Pérez |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Hasbún |
| Constituency | 26th District |
| Mayor of La Florida | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 6 December 2000 | |
| Preceded by | José Manuel Dávila |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Zalaquett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1953 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Spouse | Cecilia Concha Laborde |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Sociologist |
Gonzalo Duarte Leiva (born 1 April 1953) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[1]
Early life and family
He was born on 1 April 1953.[2]
He is married and the father of two children.[2]
Between 1960 and 1961, he completed his primary and secondary education at Liceo Concepción.[2] He later continued his studies in Santiago at Liceo Amunátegui and Liceo No. 7 de Hombres de Ñuñoa, graduating in 1970.[2] He entered the University of Chile, where he studied Pedagogy in History and Geography and later obtained a Licentiate in Sociology.[2] He subsequently completed postgraduate studies in Development Sciences at the Instituto Latinoamericano de Doctrinas y Estudios Sociales (ILADES).[2]
He has worked at Editorial Aconcagua, the Fundación para la Acción Vecinal y Comunitaria (AVEC), the Cooperativa Abierta de Vivienda Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez, and the Corporación Municipal de La Florida.[2] He served as president of the board of the Instituto Profesional Carlos Casanueva; member of the Advisory Committee of Local Authorities of UN-Habitat; director of the Programa de Gestión y Estudios para el Desarrollo Regional y Local (CEGADES); and head of the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Housing, Urbanism and National Assets.[2] During the administration of President Ricardo Lagos, he served as national director of the Chile Barrio program.[2]
Political career
In 1990, he was appointed mayor of La Florida by President Patricio Aylwin, and was subsequently elected to the position in 1992 and 1996.[2] While serving as mayor, he was president of the Chilean Association of Municipalities; vice president of the World Federation of United Cities (FMCU); president of the Latin American Chapter of the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA); and president of the Latin American Federation of Municipal Associations (FLACMA).[2] In 2000, he ran for re-election as mayor but was not elected; he was elected councilor of the same commune but later resigned.[2]
In December 2005, he was elected deputy for the Metropolitan Region, District No. 26 (La Florida), for the 2006–2010 legislative period.[2] He served on the Permanent Commissions on Housing and Urban Development; and on Interior Government, Regionalization, Planning and Social Development.[2] He was also a member of the Special Commissions on Public Security and on Drugs, as well as investigative commissions on Casinos and on Irregularities in the State Railways.[2] He belonged to the Chilean–German, Chilean–Argentine, Chilean–Chinese, Chilean–Spanish, Chilean–Dutch, and Chilean–Peruvian interparliamentary groups.[2]
On official visits, he joined President Michelle Bachelet on trips to Finland and Switzerland, and visited Italy and France at the invitation of the presidents of their respective chambers of deputies.[2]
In December 2009, he ran as a candidate for deputy for District No. 25 but was not elected.[2]
References
- ^ "Gonzalo Duarte, secretario nacional DC: "La transparencia tiene límites, por eso que los baños tienen puertas"". The Clinic. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Gonzalo Duarte Leiva". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-15.