Julio Rojos | |
|---|---|
| Councilman of Los Vilos | |
| In office 6 December 2016 –6 December 2021 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 –11 March 1994 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Renán Fuentealba Vildósola |
| Constituency | 9th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1953 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Spouse | Ana Sassot Tordecilla |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
Julio Rojos Astorga (born 13 January 1953) was a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. [1] Astorga is a member of the Christian Democratic Party.
He was born in Los Vilos,Coquimbo Region,on 13 January 1953. He is the son of Juana Luisa del Carmen Astorga and Julio Óscar Rojos Fuentes.
In 1975,he married Ana María Sassot Tordecilla. The couple has three children.
He completed his primary education at the Divina Providencia Primary School in his hometown between 1958 and 1964. His secondary education was undertaken at the Salesian Agricultural School of Catemu (1965–1969) and later at the Sagrada Familia Agricultural School in Santiago,between 1970 and 1971,where he obtained a degree as an Agricultural Technician.
In 1972,he enrolled in the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Chile,completing four semesters of study.
In the private sector,from 1975 onward,he engaged in the commercialization of seafood products in Los Vilos. During this period,he became a partner in the fishing company Ñagüé.
He joined the Christian Democratic Party of Chile one year prior to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. In 1982,he was elected communal president of the Christian Democratic Party in Los Vilos.
In 1983,he assumed the position of provincial president for Choapa Province,being re-elected in 1985 and again in 1987. Then,in 1988,he played an active role as general coordinator of the No campaign in his province during the 1988 Chilean national plebiscite.
In the 1989 parliamentary elections,he was elected Deputy for District No. 9,representing the communes of Combarbalá,Punitaqui,Monte Patria,Illapel,Salamanca,Los Vilos,and Canela,in the Coquimbo Region,for the 1990–1994 term. He obtained 19,753 votes,corresponding to 31.11% of the valid votes cast. In 1993,he did not seek re-election for the district.
After completing his term in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile,between 1995 and 2000 he carried out administrative duties in both the Chamber and the Senate of Chile,working first for Deputy and later Senator Jorge Pizarro Soto.
In March 2000,he was appointed Governor of Choapa Province by President Ricardo Lagos,serving in that position until 2004. In 2005,he worked at the parliamentary office of Senator Jorge Pizarro in the same province.
In the 2016 municipal elections,he was elected councillor of Los Vilos for the 2016–2021 term. He received 500 votes,equivalent to 22.37% of the valid votes cast.