Carlos Olivares | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1998 –11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Balbontín |
| Succeeded by | Nicolás Monckeberg |
| President of the Independent Regionalist Party | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Araya Guerrero |
| Succeeded by | Humberto de la Maza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1952 Coquimbo,Chile |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party Independent Regionalist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Carlos Olivares Zepeda (born 22 May 1952) is a Chilean politician and physician who served as deputy. [1] [2] [3] [4]
He was born in Coquimbo on 25 May 1952,the son of Carlos Enrique Olivares and Emma Zepeda Olivares. [5] He is married to Gilda Boksamy Vásquez. [5]
He studied Medicine at the University of Concepción,where he qualified as a physician and surgeon. [5] After obtaining his degree,he practiced medicine professionally. [5]
He began his political activities as a member of the Christian Democratic Party (Chile). [5]
In the 1997 parliamentary elections,he was elected deputy for the Christian Democratic Party representing District No. 18 (Cerro Navia,Lo Prado,and Quinta Normal),Metropolitan Region,for the 1998–2002 legislative period,obtaining 11,080 votes (6.31% of the valid votes cast). [5] In December 2001,he was re-elected in the same district for the 2002–2006 term,obtaining 10,930 votes (6.48%). [5] In December 2005,he was re-elected for a third consecutive term (2006–2010),obtaining 32,464 votes (19.87%). [5]
In January 2008,he resigned from the Christian Democratic Party and remained independent until 31 May 2008,when he joined the Regionalist Party of Independents (PRI). [5] In 2009,he became vice president of that party. [5]
In December 2009,he ran again as a candidate for deputy for District No. 18,representing the Regionalist Party of Independents for the 2010–2014 legislative period,but was not elected. [5] Between 2011 and 2013,he served as president of the PRI,resigning from the party in June 2013. [5]