Jorge José Winston Abbott Charme (born 1 October 1947) is a Chilean

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Biography

Family

He is the son of Eduardo Abbott Godoy and Luz Charme Montt, a gastronomic businesswoman member of the Montt family who also was leader of the Christian Democratic Party (DC). His great-great-grandparents were Ambrosio Montt Luco, a deputy of the National Party, and Luz Montt Montt, daughter of

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from 1851 and 1861. On his mother's side, he is the cousin of

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, Chilean businessman, politician and minister in both

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's governments.

Studies

He studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Law School and graduated on 31 July 1979. In his student days he was a member of the Christian Democratic Youth and the

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(MAPU).

Professional career

Abbott served as Deputy Director General of the

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Judicial Assistance Corporation from 1988 to 1990. Then, from 1992 to 2002, he was the General Director of that organ. In late 2002, Abbott entered the Public Ministry during

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' government. He was appointed Regional Prosecutor of the Valparaíso, a position he held from 2003 to 2010. From 2011 to 2014, he dedicated himself to the free practice of his legal profession. In 2014, he was appointed National Executive Director of the Public Ministry by the President

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. A year later, Bachelet appointed him as National Prosecutor to replace Sabas Chahuán. Abbott took office on 1 December 2015.

References

External links

Profile at Fiscalía de Chile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Jorge 1947 births Living people 20th-century Chilean judges Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians Popular Unitary Action Movement politicians Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso alumni