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Hernán Larraín Fernández (born September 21, 1947) is a conservative
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an lawyer, university lecturer, and politician; he served as the Chilean Minister of Justice and Human rights, appointed by president
Sebastián Piñera Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique (; 1 December 1949 – 6 February 2024) was a Chilean businessman and politician who served as President of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic Party (C ...
, between 2018 and 2022. Larraín's former public service positions include a Senate seat representing the 11th district, the
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(1994–2010), the Presidency of the Senate (2004–2005) and the presidency of the
Independent Democratic Union The Independent Democratic Union (''Unión Demócrata Independiente'', UDI) is a conservative and right-wing political party in Chile, founded in 1983. Its founder was the lawyer, politician, law professor and senator Jaime Guzmán, a civilian a ...
(''Unión Demócrata Independiente, UDI'') from 2006 to 2008 and 2015 to 2017. Larraín is married to Magdalena Matte, a Chilean
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,
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and
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. They have six children, among them is
Pablo Larraín Pablo Larraín Matte (; born 19 August 1976) is a Chilean filmmaker. He is known for directing films such as ''Neruda (film), Neruda'' (2016), ''Jackie (2016 film), Jackie'' (2016), ''Spencer (film), Spencer'' (2021), ''El Conde (film), El Cond ...
, a well known filmmaker. Hernán Larraín is of
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descent. He is also a member of Washington D.C.–based think tank the
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.


Early years

Hernán Larraín was born in
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. He studied at the Saint George's College. He entered the School of Law at the
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and received a law degree in 1971. At the university, Larraín obtained the "J.Tocornal" and "P.Montenegro" awards, given to the best student of the class. Larraín received a scholarship from the
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to pursue his
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(LL.M.) degree at the
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. Larraín has been professor of the School of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he served as secretary-general. Despite having belonged to the ''Gremialista'' movement, he did not join the Independent Democratic Union until after the assassination of its founder
Jaime Guzmán Jaime Jorge Guzmán Errázuriz (June 28, 1946 – April 1, 1991) was a Chilean constitutional law professor, politician, and founding member of the conservative Independent Democratic Union party. In the 1960s, he strongly opposed the Universit ...
in 1991.


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External links


Official site of Hernán LarraínBiography on BCN.cl, National Congressional Library
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