Javier Macaya

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Javier Macaya
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Member of the Senate
In office
11 March 2022 –11 March 2030
Occupation Politician
Profession Lawyer

Javier Ignacio Macaya Danus (born 11 November 1979) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. A member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), he has served as Senator for the 8th senatorial constituency of the O'Higgins Region since 2022.

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He previously served as a Deputy for the 15th electoral district of the same region between 2018 and 2022, and represented the former 34th electoral district for two consecutive terms between 2010 and 2018. [1]

Macaya served as president of the Independent Democratic Union between 12 December 2020 and 23 July 2024. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Biography

Early life and family

Macaya was born in Santiago, Chile, on 11 November 1979. He is the son of Eduardo Juan Macaya Zentilli and María Teresa Danús Larroulet. [1]

He is the father of four children. [1]

Education and professional career

Between 1982 and 1996, he completed his primary and secondary education at Instituto San Fernando (Marist Brothers). He studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In 2004, he submitted the thesis Las denominaciones de origen en la legislación nacional, en especial en la industria vitivinícola, and on 27 September 2004 was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Chile. [1]

In 2003, he completed a diploma in Chilean wine production, elaboration, and tasting at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Between 2004 and 2006, he undertook postgraduate studies in criminal procedural reform at the University of Valparaíso.

Later, between 2007 and 2008, he completed a master’s degree in tax management and administration at Adolfo Ibáñez University. [1]

He carried out his professional legal training in 2002 at the Legal Assistance Corporation of San Fernando. He later joined the Jóvenes al Servicio de Chile program of the Jaime Guzmán Foundation, where he organized and participated in training seminars and workshops for young people in San Fernando, Viña del Mar, and Villa Alemana. Subsequently, he served as head of the Legal Department of the Municipal Corporation of Viña del Mar for Social Development. [1]

Between 2005 and 2006, Macaya worked as a lecturer at DUOC UC in Viña del Mar and at Universidad de las Américas. [1]

In 2008, he co-founded the law firm Domínguez, Ossa, Long y Macaya, from which he withdrew upon assuming his duties as a Deputy. [1]

Political career

Macaya is a long-standing member of the Independent Democratic Union. In 2008, he participated in the party’s campaign team for the municipal elections in Viña del Mar, serving as electoral administrator. [1]

Between 2012 and 2014, he held the position of treasurer of the UDI, and in 2014 he served as the party’s secretary-general. Between 11 March and 9 April 2015, he acted as interim president of the party following the resignation of Ernesto Silva Méndez. [1]

On 16 December 2018, Macaya ran for the presidency of the UDI but was not elected. On 12 December 2020, he was elected president of the party, obtaining 54.8% of the vote and defeating former senator Víctor Pérez. [1]

In August 2021, he registered his candidacy for the Senate, representing the UDI within the Chile Podemos Más coalition for the 8th senatorial constituency of the O'Higgins Region. In the November elections, he was elected senator with 51,142 votes, corresponding to 15.11% of the valid votes cast. [1]

In December 2022, he was re-elected as president of the UDI. He resigned from the position on 23 July 2024. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Javier Macaya – BCN Profile". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Diputado Javier Macaya se impone en elección de directiva UDI". La Tercera. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Bobadilla, Matías (14 December 2020). "Javier Macaya, nuevo presidente de la UDI: «Vamos a volver a la idea del liberalismo»". Radio Pauta. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Javier Macaya se transforma en el nuevo presidente de la UDI". Radio Universidad de Chile. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Alicia (13 December 2020). "15 cosas que hay que saber de Javier Macaya, el presidente de la UDI". Ex-Ante . Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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