Carlos Maldonado Curti

Carlos Domingo Maldonado Curti (born 21 July 1963) is a Chilean politician and lawyer member of the Radical Party and the Freemasonry.[1]

Carlos Maldonado Curti
President of the Radical Party
Assumed office
27 August 2018
Preceded byErnesto Velasco
Minister of Justice
In office
27 March 2007 – 11 March 2010
Preceded byIsidro Solís
Succeeded byFelipe Bulnes
Undersecretary of Justice
In office
11 March 2006 – 27 March 2007
Preceded byJorge Navarrete Poblete
Succeeded byAugusto Prado Sánchez
Personal details
Born (1963-07-21) 21 July 1963
Valparaíso, Chile
NationalityChilean
Political partyRadical Party (1983–1994; 2018–)
Radical Social Democrat Party (1994–2018)
Spouse(s)Cecilia Cancino Reyes
ChildrenThree
Alma materUniversity of Valparaíso
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Maldonado was General Undersecretary of Government (2006–07) Minister of Justice (2007–10) during the first government of President Michelle Bachelet.[2][3]

He was pre-candidate of the Radical Party of Chile[4][5][6]

Biography

He was born and raised in Cerro Jiménez in Valparaíso.[7][8] His father ―a former radical leader― retired as an employee of the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE, «State Railways Company»), the same company where his grandfather had been a worker.[9]

His primary and secondary education were at the E-310 School, and the Eduardo de la Barra High School, both public schools. He graduated from the University of Valparaíso[7] School of Law and received a Master degree in Law from the University of Chile.

In 2018, Maldonado was elected as the president of his party.[10]

On 27 March 2019, he joined with Sebastián Piñera.[11]

In the primaries of the Constituent Unity he lost against the candidates Yasna Provoste (winner; christian-democratic) and Paula Narváez (socialist).

Personal life

Football

He is supporter of Santiago Wanderers.[12]

References
  1. "El mapa de poder de la masonería chilena". Nuevo Poder. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "Cuatro exministros de Bachelet candidatos: ¿Qué une a la expresidenta con Narváez, Rincón, Muñoz y Maldonado?". La Tercera. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "Exministro Carlos Maldonado es proclamado carta del PR a La Moneda". Radio Bío-Bío. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. Aravena, Francisco (23 July 2021). "El otro precandidato: las definiciones de Carlos Maldonado". La Tercera. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. Cáceres, Felipe (29 March 2021). "Carlos Maldonado, candidato presidencial PR: "Existen condiciones para que sumemos fuerzas con Daniel Jadue"". La Tercera. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. "El PR tiene a su "Mandalorian": Carlos Maldonado se inscribe en consulta ciudadana de Unidad Constituyente". El Mostrador. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. La Tercera (Santiago), 8 April 2007, page 6
  8. "Quién es el candidato Carlos Maldonado". Radio Pauta. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. "Carlos Maldonado: De subsecretario de Lagos Weber a reemplazante de Solís en Justicia" (in Spanish). Emol. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. "Tribunal Supremo declara a Carlos Maldonado nuevo Presidente del Partido Radical" (in Spanish). Radical Party of Chile. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. "Maldonado (PR) tras cita con Piñera: "Esta fue una primera señal (…) pero los frutos habrá que verlos en el tiempo"" (in Spanish). Emol. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  12. "Carlos Maldonado, wanderino y candidato presidencial: "En mi gobierno vamos a transmitir el fútbol por TV abierta"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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