Carlos Cantero
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Carlos Cantero | |
|---|---|
 Cantero in 2010 | |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Alessandri Besa |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Araya Guerrero |
| Constituency | 2nd Circunscription (Antofagasta) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the District |
| Succeeded by | Waldo Mora Longa |
| Constituency | 3rd District (Calama, María Elena, Ollagüe, San Pedro de Atacama and Tocopilla) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1956 |
| Party | Renovación Nacional[1] |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of the North |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Geographer |
Carlos Raúl Cantero Ojeda (born 11 November 1956) is a Chilean geographer, sociologist and politician who served as a parliamentary in his country.[2][3]
He served as a Senator representing the Antofagasta Region. He has also held several mayoral offices in northern Chile and has been active in initiatives related to regional development, decentralization, and governance.[4]
Cantero was born in Punta Arenas on 11 November 1956. He is the son of Raúl Cantero Aravena and María Ela Ojeda Andrade. He is married to Mónica Berta Barrios Acosta and has three children: Pablo, Karla, and Ignacio.[4]
He completed his primary education at School No. 4 in Viña del Mar and his secondary education at the Eduardo de la Barra High School in Valparaíso. He later entered the School of Geography at the Catholic University of the North (Antofagasta campus), where he obtained his degree as a geographer in 1982. His professional training included an internship at the Chilean Maritime Chamber, and his undergraduate thesis was titled Impact of the Gateway Function–Transport Corridor of the Region.[4]
He later pursued doctoral studies and was a doctoral candidate in Information Society studies at the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. In July 2012, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Sociology by the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Madrid, Spain, after defending his doctoral thesis titled Power: Structure and Change in Chile. The Impact of New Information Technologies, receiving the highest distinction, cum laude.[4]
Professional career
During his first term as senator (1998–2006), Cantero was a member of the National Council for Regionalization and Decentralization (CONAREDE).[4]
He currently serves as director of the Virtual Community of Governance, a non-profit center for studies, research, and training focused on the development, promotion, and dissemination of knowledge in the fields of governance, leadership, and human and institutional development.[4]