Juan José Santa Cruz

Juan José Santa Cruz López[1][5] (born 26 April 1959) is a Chilean lawyer, businessman[4] and politician.

Juan José Santa Cruz
Personal details
Born (1959-04-26) 26 April 1959[1]
Santiago, Chile
Political partyChristian Democratic (−2015)
Citizens (2015–2018)
Independent close to centre-right (2018–)
SpouseCatalina[2]
Parent(s)Andrés Santa Cruz Serrano
Mercedes López Latorre
RelativesAndrés Santa Cruz López (brother)[3][4]
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

In 2010, he was a founding member of El Dínamo newspaper alongside Sebastián Sichel (then Sebastián Iglesias).[6]

Biography

He was born within the marriage between Andrés Santa Cruz Serrano and Mercedes López Latorre, granddaughter of Admiral Juan José Latorre, Chilean hero during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). Despite his family was of christian-democratic tendencies, his brother Andrés was a collaborator of Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973–1990). Nevertheless, Juan José opposed the military regime voting against the 1980 Constitution of Chile.[7]

On 5 April 2018, he refused being President of Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) board.[8] Then, on 14 June, he broke up with Citizens —his party— after differences with Andrés Velasco.[9]

Since December 2020, it made massively known his work by Sebastián Sichel campaign.[10][11]

References
  1. "Juan José Santa Cruz López" (in Spanish). Genealogía en Red. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. Riquelme, Ximena (10 February 2017). "Juan José Santa Cruz: Nada es perfecto" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. Ahumada, María José (4 April 2018). "Juan José Santa Cruz: Las redes del ex DC que Piñera quiere para presidir TVN" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. Alejandro Sáez; Silvana Celedón (3 March 2013). "Las extensas redes de Andrés Santa Cruz, el hombre que se perfila para liderar la CPC" (in Spanish). Economía y Negocios. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. Cárcamo Silva, Héctor (23 March 2021). "Las redes de poder de Sebastián Sichel y su escudero Juan José Santa Cruz López" (in Spanish). La Voz de los que sobran. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. Urquieta, Claudia (1 February 2010). "La Concertación se repliega y comienza a pensar en medios" (in Spanish). El Mostrador. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. "Convergencia Liberal–Juan José Santa Cruz #MesaCentral" (in Spanish). Convergencia Liberal. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. María José Ahumana; Sebastián Rivas (5 April 2018). "Se complica la presidencia de TVN: Juan José Santa Cruz rechaza el cargo y Francisco de la Maza se baja de la carrera" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. "Santa Cruz en picada contra Velasco: lo acusa de personalismo y lo compara con Enríquez-Ominami" (in Spanish). El Mostrador. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. "Juan José Santa Cruz, el escudero de Sichel: "Sebastián tiene todas las posibilidades de ganar la primaria"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. "Juan José Santa Cruz, coordinador de Sichel y la esquiva invitación formal a la primaria: "No es algo ridículo de solicitar"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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