Gabriel Aldoney
Gabriel Alejandro Aldoney Vargas is a Chilean engineer and politician who served twice as Intendant of the Valparaíso Region.[1]
Gabriel Aldoney | |
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| Intendant of the Valparaíso Region | |
| In office 17 August 2015 – 11 March 2018 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Bravo Oliva |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Martínez Durán |
| In office 19 May 1997 – 11 March 2000 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle |
| Preceded by | Hardy Knittel |
| Succeeded by | Josefina Bilbao |
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| Born | 26 February 1948 Limache, Chile |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Engineer |
Biography
Aldoney studied mechanical engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso[2] and later he did a MA in business administration at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Aldoney has served as an independent consultant in transportation systems. He was head of planning projects for the aircraft dispatch at Frankfurt Airport, advisor to the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, planning director of the Ministry of Public Works and national director of the Chilean Port Company.
Politics
From 1997 to 2000, he held the position of intendant of Valparaíso after being appointed by the president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. In 2015, he was appointed again in that position by Michelle Bachelet,[3] who decided it after Ricardo Bravo Oliva's resignation.[4]
References
- "Intendente Gabriel Aldoney: «Nosotros tenemos a nuestros nombres de vuelta»". University of Playa Ancha. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "Entrevista Alumni: Intendente Gabriel Aldoney". Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "Renuncia intendente de Valparaíso y Bachelet nombra en su reemplazo a Gabriel Aldoney". Emol. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "Bachelet remueve a Ricardo Bravo y nombra a Gabriel Aldoney nuevo intendente de Valparaíso". El Mostrador. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2021.