Guillermo Yunge
Guillermo Yunge | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Chile at Costa Rica | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Preceded by | Edmundo Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Mendoza Negro |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Maximiano Errázuriz |
| Constituency | 29th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1953 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Spouse | Marisol Chévez |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Guillermo Yunge Bustamante (born 26 December 1953) is a Chilean politician who served as a deputy and ambassador.[1]
Biography
He was born on 26 September 1953 in Santiago, the son of Guillermo Yunge Taulis and Graciela del Tránsito Bustamante.[2] He is married to Marisol Chévez Hidalgo, a Costa Rican national.[2]
He completed his secondary education at Liceos No. 10 of Santiago, No. 12 of La Granja and No. 13 of Conchalí, in Santiago.[2] He pursued higher education at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, where he obtained a degree in Legal and Social Sciences.[2] He was subsequently admitted as a lawyer before the Supreme Court of Chile.[2]
Political career
He began his political activities during his secondary school years by joining the Christian Democratic Party, eventually becoming president of the Federación de Estudiantes Secundarios de Santiago (FESES).[2]
His political activities were closely linked to human rights movements.[2] In 1977, he led some of the first demonstrations in Santiago against the military government and General Augusto Pinochet.[2] He became founding president of the Comisión de Derechos Juveniles and provided professional services on numerous occasions to the Vicariate of Solidarity.[2] In 1978, he was relegated by the military government to Chapiquiña, near the border with Bolivia.[2]
In 1989, he was elected Deputy representing the Christian Democratic Party for District No. 29, Santiago Metropolitan Region, for the 1990–1994 term.[2]
He was also appointed President of the Unión Internacional de Jóvenes Demócrata Cristianos (UIJDC).[2]
He later served as Ambassador of Chile to Costa Rica between 2000 and 2004, during the government of President Ricardo Lagos.[2]