Andrés Pío Bernardino Chadwick Piñera (born 2 January 1956) is a Chilean

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and

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, member of the

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(UDI) party. He began his political career as a supporter of the

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, and was present at the

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in 1977. Chadwick was elected deputy for the District #33 in 1989, and was re-elected in 1993. In 1997, he was elected senator for the 9th Circumscription of the VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, and was re-elected in 2005 again. On 18 July 2011 he was invited by his cousin, President

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, to become Minister Secretary General of Government. He was later appointed

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on 5 November 2012 and his term ended on 11 March 2014. He joined the second government of Piñera on 11 March 2018 as Interior and Public Security Minister and held that position until 28 October 2019. On 11 December Chadwick was

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for his role in the 2019–2020 Chilean protests, including the large number of eye injuries attained by protesters. Chadwick is effectively banned to hold public office for five years (until 2024).

Biography

Andrés Chadwick was born on 2 January 1956. His parents were Herman Chadwick Valdés and Paulette Piñera Carvallo (sister of

Bernardino Piñera Monsignor Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (22 September 1915 – 21 June 2020) was a Chilean bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Life Born in Paris, France, Piñera was ordained a priest on 5 April 1947. He worked for the Catholic Action. On 11 ...

). Chadwick is currently married to

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, with whom he has four children. He is also first cousin of President

. Chadwick was a vocal supporter of Pinochet

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, which had previously appointed him president of the Catholic University Students Federation. In 2012 Chadwick expressed "deep repentance" for this support after discovering "over the years" serious human rights violations committed by the dictatorship, while defending the regime on other grounds.

Studies

He completed his primary and secondary studies in Colegio Verbo Divino in Santiago. Chadwick joined afterwards the Law Faculty in the

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Political career

Chadwick was appointed president of the

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(FEUC) by the

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, and later graduated as a lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, later working as a professor. In the 1980s, Chadwick holds office in several political charges, such as in the Youth sections of the Independent Democrat Union Movement,

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, and National Renewal. He was a member of the

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between 1990 and 1998, and has been, since 1998, member of the

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, representing the ninth O'Higgins circumscription.

Electoral history

Parliamentary election, 1989

Deputy for the District #33 of the communes of

Mostazal Mostazal () is a Chilean commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. The capital of the commune is the city of San Francisco de Mostazal. Geography The commune spans an area of . The ''Plaza de San Francisco'' has an elevation of . Demog ...

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Codegua Codegua () is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 10,796 and has an area of 286.9 km². Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Sta ...

Machalí Machalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of and has 28,628 inhabitants (14,297 men and 14,331 women ...

Requínoa Requínoa () is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Requínoa spans an area of and had 22,161 inhabitants (11,378 men and 10,783 w ...

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Doñihue Doñihue () is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. It is approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) west-southwest of Rancagua on route H-30. The comune has two principal towns, Doñihue and Lo Miranda. Demographics ...

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, Coltauco, Quinta de Tilcoco, and Malloa, in the VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins.

Parliamentary election, 1993

Deputy for the District #33 of the communes of

, Coltauco, Quinta de Tilcoco, and Malloa, in the VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins.

Parliamentary election, 1997

Senators for the 9th Circunscription of the VI O'Higgins Region.

Parliamentary election, 2005

Senators for the 9th Circunscription, VI O'Higgins Region.Resultados oficiales Ministerio del Interior
, Circunscripción 9, VI Región, Senadores 1997. En elecciones.gov.cl

References

External links

Andrés Chadwick's official website

in the

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