Juan Carlos Latorre

Juan Carlos Latorre Carmona (born 25 March 1949)[1] is a Chilean politician who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing the former District 35 of the O'Higgins Region.[2]

Juan Carlos Latorre
Official portrait, 2010
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office
11 March 2006  11 March 2014
In office
11 March 1990  11 March 1998
Personal details
Born (1949-03-25) 25 March 1949
Santiago, Chile
Political partyChristian Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Chile
University of Karlsruhe

Academic background

From 1966 on, Latorre studied physics and mathematics at the University of Chile. Later he graduated from Master of Regional Planning and Development at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany.

Political life

In 1989 he was elected MP by the District 35, Region VI, a position he held until 1998, after being reelected in 1993. During this period he became Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies.

In 1998, President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle appointed him as Secretary for Public Works, in charge which was ratified by President Ricardo Lagos in March 2000. In December 2005 he was elected deputy for the period 2006–2010.

He is Chairman of the Committee on Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications of the House of Deputies of Chile.

References

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