Adolfo Zaldívar
| Adolfo Zaldívar | |
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| Chilean Ambassador to Argentina | |
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In office April 16, 2010 – February 27, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Miguel Otero |
| Succeeded by | Milenko Skoknic |
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Senator of Chile For Aisen Region |
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In office March 11, 1994 – March 11, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Hernán Vodanovic |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Walker |
| President of the Senate of Chile | |
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In office March 12, 2008 – March 13, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle |
| Succeeded by | Jovino Novoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 13, 1943 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | February 27, 2013 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Political party |
Partido Regionalista de los Independientes (2009-2010) Christian Democrat Party of Chile (1957–2007) |
| Spouse(s) | María Alicia Larraín |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Miguel Adolfo Gerardo Zaldívar Larraín (September 13, 1943 – February 27, 2013) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. He was senator for Aisén and from March 2008 until his death in February 2013 he had been President of the Chilean Senate. He was an historic member of the Christian Democratic Party until his expulsion from the political party in December 2007.
Zaldívar was married to María Alicia Larraín Shaux and had six children. He was the brother of former President of the Senate of Chile and Interior Minister Andrés Zaldívar.
Zaldívar received secondary formation at the Instituto de Humanidades Luis Campino. Then, he went to university at the law faculty of the Catholic University in Chile, which he concluded in 1967. As a partner at the law firm "Irureta, Zaldivar, Briones y Hernández", he worked in his profession until he finished his studies.
In 1965 Zaldívar became the university party leader of the Christian Democrat Party (PDC), and from 1970 to 1972 he occupied the post of national counselor for youth of this party. In the following year he became the national leader of the lawyers of the PDC, and filled this position until 1980. He was a co-founder of the Chilean Commission of Human Rights.
From 1985 to 1988 Zaldívar was president of the Forum of Political Integration of Chile and Argentina. From 1983 to 1989 he was part of the fiscal commission of the PDC. Then from 1983 to 1990 he worked as national counselor of the PDC, then he became premier national vice-president.
In the elections of December 1993 Zaldívar was elected senator, and formed the senate's mining commission. He went on to form the commission on national defense and the commission of maritime interests, fishing and aquaculture. From 2002 to 2006 he was president of the PDC.
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