Jorge Martínez Durán

Jorge Antonio Martínez Durán (born 19 November 1962) is a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as intendant of the Valparaíso Region.[1]

Jorge Martínez
Martínez in 2018
Presidential delegate of the Valparaíso Region
In office
14 July 2021 – 11 March 2022
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySofía González Cortés
Intendant of the Valparaíso Region
In office
11 March 2018 – 14 July 2021
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byGabriel Aldoney
Succeeded byAbolition of the office
Personal details
Born (1962-11-19) 19 November 1962
Santiago, Chile
Political partyNational Renewal
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Martínez has been a professor of Roman law at various Chilean universities, such as the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso or the Universidad de Los Andes. Similarly, in 2013, he was a high-rank consultant in the Minister of Education.

In November 2019, his work as Intendant was heavily criticized by the progressivist media and politicians during the 2019 Chilean protests[2] –Estallido Social (or «Social Outbreak»)–. Similarly, the leftist parliamentary, Diego Ibáñez (from Social Convergence), tried to organize an impeachment against him.[3][4]

Biography

In the 2010s, he served as regional director of Duoc UC.[5] In the same decade, he also was president and director of the Regional Chamber of Commerce and Production of Valparaíso. Similarly, he was part of a strategic program of the Corfo in Valparaíso.

On 20 January 2016, he was appointed vice-rector of the Viña del Mar campus of the Andrés Bello National University.[6]

Political career

From 1990 to 1994, Martínez was the legislative coordinator of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) caucus in Congress. Since that epoch, Jorge is a member of National Renewal (RN).

In 2018, he was appointed by President Sebastián Piñera as Intendant of the Valparaíso Region,[5] a position he held until 13 July 2021. Nevertheless, he was ratified by Piñera as Regional Presidential Delegate.[7]

Personal life

He is married to Carolina Arroyo Aparicio, with whom they have three children. One of them is a councilor of the city of Viña del Mar: Jorge Martínez Arroyo.

References
  1. "El Saliente intendente Jorge Martínez habilita una oficina para el nuevo gobernador provincial". 24 Horas. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. "Exigen la renuncia inmediata del intendente de Valparaíso, Jorge Martínez, tras informe del INDH". El Desconcierto. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. "POLÍTICA Diputado Diego Ibáñez sostiene acusación contra el Intendente Jorge Martínez". Radio Valparaíso. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. "Oposición evalúa acusación constitucional contra intendente de Valparaíso". Meganoticias. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. "El perfil de Jorge Martínez Durán, el futuro intendente de la Región de Valparaíso". SoyChile. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. "Jorge Martínez Durán asume como nuevo vicerrector en sede UNAB Viña del Mar". Andrés Bello National University. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  7. "Piñera ratificó a Jorge Martínez: de intendente pasa a ser delegado presidencial regional". Radio UV. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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