Jorge Tarud

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Jorge Tarud
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 2002 –11 March 2018
SpouseDominique Kuborn Viselé
Children Jean-Paul Tarud Kuborn
Jean Christophe Tarud Kuborn [1]
Parent(s) Rafael Tarud
Hélène Daccaret
Alma mater University of Chile (LL.B)
Occupation Politician
Profession Lawyer

Jorge Carlos Tarud Daccarett (born 19 July 1953) is a Chilean politician, militant from Party for Democracy (PPD).

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On 28 October 2020, he run into the primaries of his party for being presidential pre-candidate. [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Tarud was born on 19 July 1953 in Santiago, Chile. [5] He is the son of Helene Daccarett Mobarec and Rafael Tarud, former senator for the Sixth Provincial Grouping, former Minister of State and presidential pre-candidate in the 1970 election. [5]

On 17 March 1976, he married Dominique Kuborn Visele. [5] He is the father of two children, Jean Paul and Christopher. [5]

He completed his secondary education at the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria in Santiago, where he participated in the student center. [5] After finishing school, he enrolled in law studies, from which he graduated. [5]

Political career

He is a founding member of the Party for Democracy (PPD), in which he has held leadership roles, particularly in the area of international affairs. [5]

During the 1990s, he served as Ambassador of Chile to Saudi Arabia (1991), Australia and the People’s Republic of China, during the administrations of Presidents Patricio Aylwin, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle and Ricardo Lagos, respectively. [5]

In the 1993 parliamentary elections, he ran for the Senate representing the PPD in the 11th Circumscription (Maule Region), but was not elected. [5] In 2001, he was elected Deputy for District No. 39 with the highest vote share in the district, and was re-elected in 2005, 2009 and 2013. [5]

In November 2017, he ran for the Senate representing the PPD in the new 9th Circumscription (Maule Region), but was not elected. [5]

On 28 November 2020, he launched his pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, seeking to be nominated as the PPD candidate in the Convergencia Progresista primaries, a bloc composed of the PPD, PS and PRSD, but did not obtain the nomination. [5]

In late October 2022, he resigned from the PPD and, on 2 November, together with former members of the Christian Democratic Party and other parties of the former Concertación and the 50+UNE movement, launched the Democrats Party, becoming its interim vice president. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jorge Tarud Daccarett. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jorge Tarud anuncia precandidatura presidencial y pide primarias para elegir abanderado del PPD: "Tengo una ventaja con mis eventuales competidores, sé cómo trabajar en terreno"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tarud lanzó su precandidatura presidencial y pidió primarias en el PPD" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "¿Por qué se lanza Jorge Tarud otra vez como candidato del PPD?" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Jorge Tarud Daccarett". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish).
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