Juan Carlos Latorre Carmona (born 25 March 1949) is a Chilean politician who served as member of the

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, representing the former District 35 of the

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Academic background

From 1966 on, Latorre studied physics and mathematics at the

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. Later he graduated from Master of Regional Planning and Development at the

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in Germany.

Political life

In 1989 he was elected MP by the District 35, Region VI, a position he held until 1998, after being reelected in 1993. During this period he became Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies. In 1998, President

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz–Tagle (; born 24 June 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineering, civil engineer who served as president of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He was also a Senate of Chile, Senator, fulfilling the role of ...

appointed him as Secretary for Public Works, in charge which was ratified by President

Ricardo Lagos Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (; born 2 March 1938) is a Chilean lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Chilean military di ...

in March 2000. In December 2005 he was elected deputy for the period 2006–2010. He was Chairman of the Committee on Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Latorre, Juan Carlos 1949 births Living people Politicians from Santiago, Chile Chilean people of Spanish descent Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians Deputies of the XLVIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the XLIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the LII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the LIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile University of Chile alumni