Patricio Walker Prieto (born 28 April 1969) is a Chilean politician. He was

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of the

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between 11 March 2015 and 15 March 2016. He was member of the Senate between 2010 and 2018. From 2007 to 2008 Walker was

of the

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. He was member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1998 and 2010. Walker is member of the

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Career

Walker was born on 28 April 1969 in

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to Ignacio Joaquín Walker Concha and Isabel Margarita Prieto Vial. He had his primary education at the Colegio San Ignacio in Santiagio between 1974 and 1983. He followed his secondary education at the Colegio Pontificio Seminario Menor from 1984 to 1987. The next year he became a law student at

Diego Portales University Diego Portales University (, UDP) is one of the first private universities founded in Chile and is named after the Chilean statesman Diego Portales. UDP has campuses in the Barrio Universitario de SantiagoA literal translation is the Santiago ...

where he obtained a degree in 1994. In the parliamentary elections of 1997,

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and

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Walker was elected for the

to the

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for

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of the Coquimbo Region. Walker served as fraction leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 2002 to 2003. Between March 2007 and March 2008 Walker was

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. In the parliamentary elections of 2009 Walker was elected Senator for the 18th Circunscription of Aysén. He was elected

of the Senate on 11 March 2015. He obtained 23 out of 38 votes and succeeded

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. In July 2015 Walker spoke out against a possible return to

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in Chile, calling the remedy possibly worse than the problem. Walker travelled to Venezuela for the 2015 parliamentary elections as an observer. He spoke with

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, wife of imprisoned politician

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. Walker supported the couple and stated there was no crime and fraudulent evidence. Walker was succeeded as President of the Senate on 15 March 2016 by Ricardo Lagos Weber. In October 2017, as President of the Senate Commission on Children he argued for raising the monthly subsidies for children. Walker decided not to run in the

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and his term in office ended on 18 March 2018.

Personal life

Walker is married and has three children. He has eight siblings, including politicians

Ignacio Walker Ignacio Walker Prieto (born 7 January 1956) is a Chilean lawyer, politician, and, author who was Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile), Foreign Minister of Chile (2004–2006). Academic, legal, and political history Upon Walker's graduation from t ...

and

Matías Walker Matías Vicente Walker Prieto (born 19 July 1973) is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a member of the Senate of Chile. Similarly, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. On 27 October 2022, Walker resigned from th ...

. He is a grandchild of Horacio Walker, his great-grandfather is .

References

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