Rodrigo Montt
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Rodrigo Antonio Montt Swett (born July 5, 1974) is a Chilean
lawyer, jurist and politician.
on July 5th, 1974, the fourth of six children of Manuel Montt Dubournais and María Gloria Swett De la Cerda.
("Divine Word High School") Verbo Divino, from which he graduated in 1991.
He studied law and matriculated from the University of the Andes in 2001, obtaining his law degree from the Chilean Supreme Court
.
He continued his postgraduate education
obtaining a master's degree
in commercial law
at Adolfo Ibáñez University and one in criminal law
jointly at Pompeu Fabra University
and the University of Barcelona
in Spain
.
and is a descendant of deputies. His grandfather was Manuel Montt Lehuedé and his great-grandfather, Luis Montt Montt, brother of the Ex-President Pedro Montt Montt
(1906–1910), and great-great-grandson of the Ex President Manuel Montt Torres
(1851–1861).
He worked at Estudio Jurídico Simonetti & Cía. between 1998 and 2003 and in 2004 went to work for Manuel Montt & Cía. After that he decided to dedicate himself to public service.
He stood for the position of deputy in the Chilean parliamentary election of 2005 for District 34 (San Fernando
, Chimbarongo
, Las Cabras
, Peumo
, Pichidegua
, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua
), as an Independent
candidate in the pact between the Alliance for Chile
and the National Renewal
.
He was a candidate for deputy in the election of 2009, representing the National Renewal party in district 34. He was the Seremi of Justice in the O'Higgins Region
of Chile in the new government formed in March 2010.
Since November, is the Legal Director of the General Directorate of Credit Pledgee, Chilean public institution better known as "Aunt Rica", and in December also serves as its Managing director (CEO).
Chilean people
Chilean people, or simply Chileans, are the native citizens and long-term immigrants of Chile. Chileans are mainly of Spanish and Amerindian descent, with small but significant traces of 19th and 20th century European immigrant origin...
lawyer, jurist and politician.
Early life
Montt was born in Santiago, ChileSantiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
on July 5th, 1974, the fourth of six children of Manuel Montt Dubournais and María Gloria Swett De la Cerda.
Education
He was enrolled in the Colegio del Verbo DivinoColegio del Verbo Divino
Colegio del Verbo Divino is an institution of learning in Chile catering to grades from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade . It was founded in 1950 by the Congregación del Verbo Divino , which continues administration of the school to present-day...
("Divine Word High School") Verbo Divino, from which he graduated in 1991.
He studied law and matriculated from the University of the Andes in 2001, obtaining his law degree from the Chilean Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Chile
The Supreme Court of Chile is the highest court in Chile. It also administrates the lower courts in the nation. It is located in the capital Santiago....
.
He continued his postgraduate education
Postgraduate education
Postgraduate education involves learning and studying for degrees or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree generally is required, and is normally considered to be part of higher education...
obtaining a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in commercial law
Commercial law
Commercial law is the body of law that governs business and commercial transactions...
at Adolfo Ibáñez University and one in criminal law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
jointly at Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University is a university in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is widely considered to be one of the best universities in Spain and in Europe, and was ranked 1st in scientific productivity in Spain in 2009. Founded in 1990, it is named after the Catalan philologist Pompeu Fabra...
and the University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Early political career
He belongs to the politically influential Montt familyMontt family
The Montt family of Chile became politically influential during the 19th century, and played a very significant role in Chilean politics; it is still important...
and is a descendant of deputies. His grandfather was Manuel Montt Lehuedé and his great-grandfather, Luis Montt Montt, brother of the Ex-President Pedro Montt Montt
Pedro Montt
Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910...
(1906–1910), and great-great-grandson of the Ex President Manuel Montt Torres
Manuel Montt
Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres was a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861.-Biography:...
(1851–1861).
He worked at Estudio Jurídico Simonetti & Cía. between 1998 and 2003 and in 2004 went to work for Manuel Montt & Cía. After that he decided to dedicate himself to public service.
He stood for the position of deputy in the Chilean parliamentary election of 2005 for District 34 (San Fernando
San Fernando, Chile
San Fernando is the capital of the province of Colchagua, in central Chile, and the second most populated urban center of the O'Higgins Region. Located close to the Tinguiririca River in a fertile valley, San Fernando sits 1,112 feet above sea level...
, Chimbarongo
Chimbarongo
Chimbarongo, Chile, is a city and commune located south of Santiago in the Colchagua Province of the O'Higgins Region. Many of the people of Chimbarongo make their living weaving wickerwork, or "mimbre", baskets.-Demographics:...
, Las Cabras
Las Cabras
Las Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants . Of these, 7,548 lived in urban areas and 12,694 in rural areas...
, Peumo
Peumo
Peumo is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. It is believed that Peumo was named for the vast amount of Cryptocarya alba, or Peumo trees, that grow there.-Demographics:...
, Pichidegua
Pichidegua
Pichidegua is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pichidegua spans an area of and has 17,756 inhabitants . Of these, 4,965 lived in urban areas and 12,791 in rural areas...
, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, or just San Vicente, is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Vicente spans an area of and has 40,253 inhabitants . Of these, 21,965 lived in urban areas...
), as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
candidate in the pact between the Alliance for Chile
Alliance for Chile
The Alliance for Chile , also known simply as The Alliance , was a coalition of right-wing Chilean political parties.The Alliance was replaced in 2009 by the Coalition for Change....
and the National Renewal
National Renewal (Chile)
National Renewal , is a liberal conservative political party belonging to the Chilean right-wing political coalition Coalition for Change in conjunction with the Independent Democratic Union and the Chile First movement...
.
Present day
He continues his political activities and is president of the party for District 34. He took part in a television program "Politic Savoury" on the "New TV 4 channel of San Fernando", a program providing analysis of the political situation.He was a candidate for deputy in the election of 2009, representing the National Renewal party in district 34. He was the Seremi of Justice in the O'Higgins Region
O'Higgins Region
The VI O'Higgins Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers....
of Chile in the new government formed in March 2010.
Since November, is the Legal Director of the General Directorate of Credit Pledgee, Chilean public institution better known as "Aunt Rica", and in December also serves as its Managing director (CEO).
Chilean parliamentary election, 2005
- Disputy election 2005 distry 34Chilean parliamentary election, 2005The 2005 Chilean parliamentary election took place on December 11, 2005, in conjunction with the presidential election. All of the 120 seats in the Chamber of Deputies were contested, while 20 out of 38 seats in the Senate were up for election . Deputies serve for a period of four years, while...
(San FernandoSan Fernando, ChileSan Fernando is the capital of the province of Colchagua, in central Chile, and the second most populated urban center of the O'Higgins Region. Located close to the Tinguiririca River in a fertile valley, San Fernando sits 1,112 feet above sea level...
, ChimbarongoChimbarongoChimbarongo, Chile, is a city and commune located south of Santiago in the Colchagua Province of the O'Higgins Region. Many of the people of Chimbarongo make their living weaving wickerwork, or "mimbre", baskets.-Demographics:...
, Las CabrasLas CabrasLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants . Of these, 7,548 lived in urban areas and 12,694 in rural areas...
, PeumoPeumoPeumo is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. It is believed that Peumo was named for the vast amount of Cryptocarya alba, or Peumo trees, that grow there.-Demographics:...
, PichideguaPichideguaPichidegua is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pichidegua spans an area of and has 17,756 inhabitants . Of these, 4,965 lived in urban areas and 12,791 in rural areas...
, San Vicente de Tagua TaguaSan Vicente de Tagua TaguaSan Vicente de Tagua Tagua, or just San Vicente, is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Vicente spans an area of and has 40,253 inhabitants . Of these, 21,965 lived in urban areas...
).
| Candidate | Pact | Party | Votes | Centage % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandra Sepúlveda Orbenes | Concert | PDC Christian Democrat Party of Chile The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. In the 2009 election it won 19 congress seats and 9 senate seats.... |
50.045 | 54,42 | Deputy |
| Alba Gallardo Velásquez | Concert | PS | 5.988 | 6,51 | |
| José Figueroa Jorquera | Juntos Podemos Más Juntos Podemos Más Juntos Podemos Más por Chile is a political coalition created in 2003, consisting of the Communist Party of Chile, the Humanist Party, the Christian Left Party of Chile, and several other smaller left-wing organizations.The... |
PC | 4.127 | 4,49 | |
| José Tejo Miranda | Juntos Podemos Más Juntos Podemos Más Juntos Podemos Más por Chile is a political coalition created in 2003, consisting of the Communist Party of Chile, the Humanist Party, the Christian Left Party of Chile, and several other smaller left-wing organizations.The... |
PH Humanist Party (Chile) The Humanist Party is a progressive left-wing political party in Chile, founded in 1984.In December 1990, Laura Rodríguez became the first elected representative of any Humanist Party in the world after winning a seat as part of the Concertación coalition, after Augusto Pinochet handed over... |
1.257 | 1,37 | |
| Juan Masferrer Pellizzari | Alliance for Chile Alliance for Chile The Alliance for Chile , also known simply as The Alliance , was a coalition of right-wing Chilean political parties.The Alliance was replaced in 2009 by the Coalition for Change.... |
UDI Independent Democrat Union The Independent Democrat Union is a Chilean right-wing, conservative political party, founded in 1983. Its main inspirer was the lawyer, politician and law professor Jaime Guzmán, a former senator of the Republic of Chile from 1990 until his assassination on April 1, 1991.Its ideological origins... |
17.860 | 19,42 | Deputy |
| Roderick Montt Swett | Alliance for Chile Alliance for Chile The Alliance for Chile , also known simply as The Alliance , was a coalition of right-wing Chilean political parties.The Alliance was replaced in 2009 by the Coalition for Change.... |
Indp./RN National Renewal (Chile) National Renewal , is a liberal conservative political party belonging to the Chilean right-wing political coalition Coalition for Change in conjunction with the Independent Democratic Union and the Chile First movement... |
12.688 | 13,80 | |
Chilean parliamentary election, 2009
- Disputy election 2009 distry 34Chilean parliamentary election, 2009Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on December 13, 2009, in conjunction with the presidential election. The totality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 18 out of 38 seats in the Senate were up for election....
(San FernandoSan Fernando, ChileSan Fernando is the capital of the province of Colchagua, in central Chile, and the second most populated urban center of the O'Higgins Region. Located close to the Tinguiririca River in a fertile valley, San Fernando sits 1,112 feet above sea level...
, ChimbarongoChimbarongoChimbarongo, Chile, is a city and commune located south of Santiago in the Colchagua Province of the O'Higgins Region. Many of the people of Chimbarongo make their living weaving wickerwork, or "mimbre", baskets.-Demographics:...
, Las CabrasLas CabrasLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants . Of these, 7,548 lived in urban areas and 12,694 in rural areas...
, PeumoPeumoPeumo is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. It is believed that Peumo was named for the vast amount of Cryptocarya alba, or Peumo trees, that grow there.-Demographics:...
, PichideguaPichideguaPichidegua is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pichidegua spans an area of and has 17,756 inhabitants . Of these, 4,965 lived in urban areas and 12,791 in rural areas...
, San Vicente de Tagua TaguaSan Vicente de Tagua TaguaSan Vicente de Tagua Tagua, or just San Vicente, is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Vicente spans an area of and has 40,253 inhabitants . Of these, 21,965 lived in urban areas...
).
| Candidate | Pact | Party | Votes | Centage % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moisés Valenzuela Martínez | Concert | PDC Christian Democrat Party of Chile The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. In the 2009 election it won 19 congress seats and 9 senate seats.... |
13.053 | 14,05 | |
| Uldaricio Roberto Acosta Maluenda | Concert | PRSD Social Democrat Radical Party The Social Democratic Radical Party is a social democratic party in Chile.The party is a member of Socialist International.... |
5.258 | 5,66 | |
| Rodrigo Montt Swett | Alliance for Chile Alliance for Chile The Alliance for Chile , also known simply as The Alliance , was a coalition of right-wing Chilean political parties.The Alliance was replaced in 2009 by the Coalition for Change.... |
RN Renovación Nacional Renovación Nacional may refer to:* National Renewal * National Renewal... |
10.969 | 11,81 | |
| Javier Macaya Danús | Alliance for Chile Alliance for Chile The Alliance for Chile , also known simply as The Alliance , was a coalition of right-wing Chilean political parties.The Alliance was replaced in 2009 by the Coalition for Change.... |
UDI Independent Democrat Union The Independent Democrat Union is a Chilean right-wing, conservative political party, founded in 1983. Its main inspirer was the lawyer, politician and law professor Jaime Guzmán, a former senator of the Republic of Chile from 1990 until his assassination on April 1, 1991.Its ideological origins... |
16.885 | 18,18 | Deputy |
| Héctor Espinosa Díaz | New Major for Chile | Indp./L. C | 1.027 | 1,10 | |
| Alejandra Amalia Sepúlveda Orbenes | Clean Chile. Happy Vote | PRI | 42.335 | 45,59 | Deputy |
| Jorge Andrés Mayol Bouchon | Clean Chile. Happy Vote | Indp./L. D | 3.313 | 3,56 | |