Arturo Aylwin
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Arturo Aylwin | |
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| Comptroller General of Chile | |
| In office 2 April 1997 – 12 February 2002 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1997−2000) Ricardo Lagos (2000−2002) |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo Iturriaga Ruiz |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Sciolla Avendaño |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1927 |
| Died | 13 February 2024 (aged 96) Santiago, Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Arturo Aylwin Azócar (12 August 1927 – 13 February 2024) was a Chilean lawyer and academic. He specialized in administrative law and served as Comptroller General of Chile between 1997 and 2002.
Arturo Aylwin Azócar was born on 12 August 1927 to Miguel Aylwin, lawyer and judge who became president of the Supreme Court, and Laura Azócar Álvarez. He was partly of Welsh and Basque origin.[1][2] His family is made up of important figures in Chilean politics and law, including his brothers Patricio (president, 1990–1994) and Andrés (deputy). Aylwin studied at the Faculty of Law at the University of Chile, and qualified as a lawyer on 13 July 1953. The following year he began working as a public defender in San Bernardo.[3]