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Hernán Larraín
Minister of Justice and Human Rights
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 11, 2018
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byJaime Campos Quiroga
President of the UDI
In office
April 11, 2015 – January 7, 2017
Preceded byErnesto Silva
Succeeded byJacqueline van Rysselberghe
In office
July 1, 2006 – July 5, 2008
Preceded byJovino Novoa
Succeeded byJuan Antonio Coloma
President of the Senate of Chile
In office
March 16, 2004 – March 11, 2005
Preceded byAndrés Zaldívar
Succeeded bySergio Romero
Senator for South Maule
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 11, 1994
Personal details
Born
Hernán Larraín Fernández

(1947-09-21) September 21, 1947 (age 77)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyIndependent Democratic Union
Other political
affiliations		Alianza por Chile
SpouseMagdalena Matte Lecaros
Children6 children
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.hernanlarrain.cl

Hernán Larraín Fernández (born September 21, 1947) is a conservative Chilean lawyer, university lecturer, and politician; he is a current Senator and former President of the Senate, and is also currently serving as the president of the Independent Democratic Union. Larraín was elected to the Senate representing the 11th district, the Maule Region (south), on March 11, 1994. He served as President of the Senate from March 11, 2004, until March 11, 2005. On July 1, 2006 he became the President of the Independent Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Independiente, UDI) political party. The UDI is a conservative political party with strong links to the Opus Dei, that opposes women reproductive rights[1] and has historically supported Augusto Pinochet dictatorship[2].

Larraín is married to Magdalena Matte Lecaros, and they have six children. Among them is Pablo Larraín, a well known film maker. Hernán Larraín is of Basque descent.[3] He is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue.[4]

Early years

Hernán Larraín was born in Santiago de Chile. He studied at the Saint George's College. He entered the School of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 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 Ford Foundation to pursue his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at the London School of Economics.

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 in 1991.

References

  1. ^ "Chilean TV channel 13 news". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "Union democrata independiente (udi): a case of modernizing conservatism in Chile". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ http://www.chileazul.cl/foro/index.php?topic=27022.0;wap2 Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Inter-American Dialogue | Hernan Larraín". www.thedialogue.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.

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Political offices
Preceded by President of the Senate of Chile
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Independent Democratic Union
2006–2017 		Succeeded by
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