Claudio Hipólito Elórtegui Raffo (born 9 December 1951) is a Chilean

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who is the current rector of the

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. Elórtegui received as a commercial engineer from

(PUCV) in 1975. Then, in 1979, he completed a

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at the

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. Among his scholar interests also are the

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, an area where he completed –after complete his MA at United States— a postgraduate diploma in the university where he began: the PUCV, institution that then offered a specialization in Latinamerican affairs with a mention in Economics. During his professional career, he has also served as director of companies in both public and private business. In 2010, he become PUCV's rector, being reelected in 2014 and 2018. That charge has allowed him serving as President of Chilean Non-State Public Universities Network (commonly known as G9). Among his publications in economics area, it highlights «Endeudamiento externo y conversión de deuda en la economía chilena» (or '' External indebtedness and debt conversion in the Chilean economy'').

Scholar career

In 1975, he debuted as teacher of the School of Business and Economics, where he taught courses of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and International Economics both in undergraduate and graduate programs. This trajectory in his curriculum allowed him to reach a position as director of the career's academic unity (June 1984–April 1990). After April 1990, and already with christian-democrat

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, he was appointed as Regional Ministerial Secretary of Finances of

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, serving in these position until 1994. Besides, during these period, he was president of the Regional Administration's Productive Development Committee, being a titular member of the Regional Preventive Commission (

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). From August 1994 to July 2010, Elórtegui served as Vice-rector of PUCV Administration and Finances. Likewise, he was an academic representative of Economics area in Valparaíso Regional Adjudication Committee for Public Criminal Defense Office (2003–2010).

Politics

On 18 February 2022, it was reported he joined

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Personal life

He is father of Claudio Elórtegui Gómez, journalist of the PUCV.

Works

* ''Endeudamiento externo y conversión de deuda en la economía chilena''. Ediciones Universitarias de Valparaíso. 1988. 194 pages.

References

External links

PUCV Rectory Profile
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