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

Academic background

From 1966 on, Latorre studied physics and mathematics at the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

. Later he graduated from Master of Regional Planning and Development at the

University of Karlsruhe The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; german: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) is a public research university in Karlsruhe, Germany. The institute is a national research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 w ...

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 Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz–Tagle (; born 24 June 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who served as president of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He was also a Senator, fulfilling the role of President of the Senate from 2006 ...

appointed him as Secretary for Public Works, in charge which was ratified by President

Ricardo Lagos Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (; born 2 March 1938) is a Chilean lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Chilean military dic ...

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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Latorre, Juan Carlos 1949 births Living people People from Santiago Chilean people of Spanish descent Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile