Octavio Jara Wolff
Octavio Jara | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | José Pérez Arriagada |
| Constituency | 47th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1944 Los Ángeles, Chile |
| Died | 30 December 2001 (aged 57) Santiago, Chile |
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| Spouse(s) | Silvia Quilodrán |
| Children | Two |
| Education | University of Concepción (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Octavio Jara Wolff (22 July 1944 – 30 December 2001) is a Chilean politician who served as a deputy.[1]
Biography
He was born in Los Ángeles, Biobío Region, on 22 July 1944, the son of Alcibiádes Selin Jara Jara and Octavia Wolff Álvarez.[2]
In 1971, he married Any Silvia Quilodrán. He was the father of two daughters.[2]
He completed his primary education at School No. 1 of his hometown and his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of Los Ángeles.[2] After finishing school, he entered the University of Concepción Faculty of Law, where he obtained a degree in Legal and Social Sciences.[2] He was admitted as a lawyer before the Supreme Court of Chile on 22 May 1972.[2]
Political career
Among his public activities, he served as president of the Human Rights Commission in Los Ángeles.[2] He later joined the Democratic Alliance as regional secretary-general of the presidency.[2]
In 1978, he joined the Grupo de Estudios Constitucionales.[2] During the October 1988 plebiscite and the 1989 presidential election, he served as provincial president of the Party for Democracy (PPD).[2]
In the 1989 parliamentary elections, he ran for the Chamber of Deputies for District No. 47—comprising the communes of Los Ángeles, Tucapel, Antuco, Quilleco, Santa Bárbara, Quilaco, Mulchén, Negrete, Nacimiento, San Rosendo and Laja in the Biobío Region—and was elected for the 1990–1994 term, obtaining 34,746 votes (25.35% of valid votes).[2] In 1993, he was re-elected with the highest majority for the same district, obtaining 54,079 votes (38.20% of valid votes).[2]
In the 1997 parliamentary elections, he ran for the Senate for the 13th Senatorial Circumscription, Biobío Region, obtaining 79,240 votes (25.92% of valid votes), but was not elected.[2]
After completing his parliamentary term, he returned to the practice of law.[2] In March 1998, he joined Consultora Plusgener and, representing the Minister of Economy, served between September 1998 and March 2000 as member of the State Enterprises Administration System.[2] He also acted as consultant and advisor to the Ministries of Public Works and Economy, and as reporting lawyer to the National Irrigation Commission.[2]
On 1 October 1998, he was appointed by President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle as Director of the Empresa Portuaria Talcahuano-San Vicente.[2] In 2001, he served as director of Empresa Portuaria San Vicente de Talcahuano, Essal (Los Lagos Water Services) and Essbio (Biobío Water Services).[2]
He died in Santiago on 30 December 2001; his funeral took place on 31 December at the Cementerio General de Los Ángeles.[2]
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