Laurence Golborne
| Laurence Golborne | |
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Laurence Golborne Riveros
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| Mining Minister of Chile | |
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In office March 11, 2010 – July 18, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Santiago González |
| Succeeded by | Hernán de Solminihac |
| Energy Minister of Chile | |
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In office January 16, 2011 – July 18, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ricardo Raineri |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Echeverría |
| Personal details | |
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Laurence Nelson Golborne Riveros September 11, 1961 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Karin Oppermann |
| Children | Six |
| Residence | Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater |
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (B.S.) Stanford University and Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
Laurence Nelson Golborne Riveros (born Santiago, July 11, 1961) is a Chilean engineer and entrepreneur. He was minister of public works until November 7, 2012, when he announced his decision to run for President of Chile. He previously had been bi-minister of Mining and Energy in the administration of President Sebastián Piñera. He withdrew from the presidential campaign on April 29, 2013, after two consecutive public scandals.
Golborne grew up in Maipú, a working-class commune in the south-west of the capital Santiago, where his father, Wilfred, a merchant of English descent developed his entrepreneurial streak through an ironmonger business.
The youngest of six children in the family, as a teenager Golborne became involved in meetings that the conservative National Party was organizing against the Popular Unity government. Nevertheless, his family situation is described as diverse, with members sympathetic to both the left and the right.
Golborne graduated from the Instituto Nacional José Miguel Carrera, and then was admitted to the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he pursued civil engineering. In university he was honored as the best graduate of his class. He married Karin Oppermann, after annulling his first catholic marriage. Later, he studied business administration at Northwestern and Stanford universities in the United States.
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