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Tirso Del Junco (born April 20, 1925) is an American politician who served as chair of the
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, and the head of the University of California board of regents. He is also a former Olympic rower and a medical doctor.


Early life and education

Del Junco was born on April 20, 1925, in
Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.
, Cuba. Del Junco is a graduate of the
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Medical School, 1949. He took an internship at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Rotating Internship from 1949 to 1950, and underwent
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at the Queen of Angels Hospital from 1951 to 1954. He was a member of the
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, post-graduate surgical class from 1954 to 1955. He was also a member of the Cuban rowing team at the
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in
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.


Medical career

Del Junco is a general surgeon, diplomate of the
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, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was chief of the medical staff at
Queen of Angels Hospital The Queen of Angels Hospital was a private hospital complex located at 2301 Bellevue Avenue in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The 404-bed hospital was founded in 1926 by the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart and built ...
from 1970 to 1971 and 1974. He headed the medical staff of Santa Marta Hospital from 1998 to 2000. He was the chairman of the Department of Surgery at Santa Marta from 1972 to 1973 and again from 1995 to 1998. He also served as the chairman of the board of directors of Santa Marta Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Afterwards, he worked as a medical director for the staff of
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and a member of
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, and later the assistant clinical professor of surgery of the California College of Medicine - Irvine.


In the military

Del Junco was a captain in
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and chief of surgery of Camp Hanford Army Hospital. He served as a medical officer during the
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. He is a former member of the board of visitors of the
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and a former member of the board of directors of Molina Medical Group and the Reserve Orange County Sheriffs Professional Services.


University and California and political positions

Del Junco was a member of that board starting in 1967 and continuing until 1975. Del Junco was a member of the Board of Regents of the
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from 1985 until 1997. He was chairman of the board starting in 1996 to 1997. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the
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from 1988 to 2000, and served as chairman of that board from 1996 to 1998. He also served as a delegate to the United States Delegation to the 22nd
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Conference in 1983. He has been a member of the Board of Visitors of the
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since 2002. He is a member of American Federation of Television and Radio Arts. He is a former ambassador for the
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to Nicaragua, and a member of the Knight of Magisterial Grace Sovereign Military Order of Malta.


Political party positions

Del Junco was chairman of the
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from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1993 to 1995. He was a delegate to the
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in 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. Vice Chairman, Pete Wilson for Governor, State of California 1990.


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