Jorge Tarud
Jorge Tarud | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Naranjo |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | 18th District |
| Ambassador of Chile in China | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Octavio Errázuriz |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Cabrera Gaete |
| Ambassador of Chile in Australia | |
| In office 1994–2000 | |
| Ambassador of Chile in Saudi Arabia | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1953 |
| Party |
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| Spouse | Dominique Kuborn Viselé |
| Children | Jean-Paul Tarud Kuborn Jean Christophe Tarud Kuborn[1] |
| Parent(s) | Rafael Tarud Hélène Daccaret |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jorge Carlos Tarud Daccarett (born 19 July 1953) is a Chilean politician, militant from Party for Democracy (PPD).
On 28 October 2020, he run into the primaries of his party for being presidential pre-candidate.[2][3][4]
Biography
Tarud was born on 19 July 1953 in Santiago, Chile.[5] He is the son of Helene Daccarett Mobarec and Rafael Tarud, former senator for the Sixth Provincial Grouping, former Minister of State and presidential pre-candidate in the 1970 election.[5]
On 17 March 1976, he married Dominique Kuborn Visele.[5] He is the father of two children, Jean Paul and Christopher.[5]
He completed his secondary education at the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria in Santiago, where he participated in the student center.[5] After finishing school, he enrolled in law studies, from which he graduated.[5]
Political career
He is a founding member of the Party for Democracy (PPD), in which he has held leadership roles, particularly in the area of international affairs.[5]
During the 1990s, he served as Ambassador of Chile to Saudi Arabia (1991), Australia and the People’s Republic of China, during the administrations of Presidents Patricio Aylwin, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle and Ricardo Lagos, respectively.[5]
In the 1993 parliamentary elections, he ran for the Senate representing the PPD in the 11th Circumscription (Maule Region), but was not elected.[5] In 2001, he was elected Deputy for District No. 39 with the highest vote share in the district, and was re-elected in 2005, 2009 and 2013.[5]
In November 2017, he ran for the Senate representing the PPD in the new 9th Circumscription (Maule Region), but was not elected.[5]
On 28 November 2020, he launched his pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, seeking to be nominated as the PPD candidate in the Convergencia Progresista primaries, a bloc composed of the PPD, PS and PRSD, but did not obtain the nomination.[5]
In late October 2022, he resigned from the PPD and, on 2 November, together with former members of the Christian Democratic Party and other parties of the former Concertación and the 50+UNE movement, launched the Democrats Party, becoming its interim vice president.[5]
References
- ^ "Jorge Tarud Daccarett. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". 2020.
- ^ "Jorge Tarud anuncia precandidatura presidencial y pide primarias para elegir abanderado del PPD: "Tengo una ventaja con mis eventuales competidores, sé cómo trabajar en terreno"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Tarud lanzó su precandidatura presidencial y pidió primarias en el PPD" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "¿Por qué se lanza Jorge Tarud otra vez como candidato del PPD?" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Jorge Tarud Daccarett". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish).