Jaime Jiménez Villavicencio
Jaime Jiménez Villavicencio | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Vicente Sota Barros |
| Succeeded by | Denise Pascal |
| Constituency | 31st District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1963 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Spouse | Jessica Muñoz |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Theologist |
Jaime Enrique Jiménez Villavicencio (born 6 April 1963) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[1]
Biography
He was born on 6 April 1963 in Melipilla, Chile.[2] He is the son of Jaime Jiménez and Clarisa Villavicencio Guerra.[2] He married Jessica Arlette Muñoz Cerda and is the father of two children.[2]
Professional career
He completed his primary education at Colegio Marambio in Melipilla and his secondary education at the Internado Nacional Barros Arana (INBA) in Santiago, graduating in 1980.[2] He later enrolled at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he undertook coursework in Theology.[2]
In 2002 he began studying Law at UNIACC University, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree. He was admitted to the bar on 20 July 2012.[2]
He participated in several workshops related to poverty reduction, including programs organized by the Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN) and the Organization of American States (OAS). In 1990 he traveled to Spain representing Chile in the formation of the Permanent Mission for Latin America, and in 1994 he received an OAS scholarship for a course on poverty reduction policies.[2]
He has been a columnist for the newspaper La Tercera and a commentator on several local radio stations in Melipilla. He also hosted his own radio program, Casa Propia, on Radio Serrano.[2]
Political career
He began his public activities at age 17 as a youth leader in his parish, engaging in catechetical work in rural areas.[2] In 1980 he joined the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), serving as a local and provincial leader in Melipilla.[2]
During his university years he was active in university pastoral organizations, serving as a national leader between 1983 and 1984, and later as president of his party’s branch at his university until 1986.[2] In the 1988 plebiscite he participated as National Coordinator of the No campaign, working with Patricio Aylwin and Andrés Zaldívar.[2]
In 1990 he was appointed chief of staff at the Metropolitan Intendancy, and in 1991 he became Governor of the Province of Melipilla, serving until 11 March 1994.[2] He later served as adviser to the Minister of Housing and Urbanism.[2]
In the 1997 parliamentary elections he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for District No. 31 (Alhué, Curacaví, El Monte, Isla de Maipo, María Pinto, Melipilla, Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, San Pedro, and Talagante), serving from 1998 to 2002, and was re-elected for the 2002–2006 term.[2]
In January 2003 he was stripped of parliamentary immunity in connection with the so-called «Caso Coimas», and in that context he was expelled from the Christian Democratic Party.[2]