Claudio Orrego Vicuña
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Claudio Orrego Vicuña | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1973 – 11 September 1973 | |
| Succeeded by | 1973 Chilean coup d'état |
| Constituency | 7th Departamental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1939 |
| Died | 3 June 1982 (aged 42) |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Children | Claudio Orrego |
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| Occupation | Social scientist, professor, politician |
Claudio Orrego Vicuña (21 November 1939 – 3 June 1982) was a Chilean social scientist, academic and Christian Democratic politician.[1][2][3] He was elected Deputy for the 7th Departamental Group, First District -Santiago- in 1973; the coup later that year brought his brief parliamentary term to an end.[4]
A frequent media commentator, he was considered one of the leading intellectuals of the Christian Democratic Party.[4]
Orrego studied at Ramiro de Maeztu (Madrid), the Lycée Français (Cairo) and Saint George's in Santiago; then pursued Sociology (and one year of Philosophy) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and later earned a licentiate in Social Sciences at the University of Leuven (Belgium). He taught Political Sociology (PUC) and Political Theory (University of Chile).[4]
He was the author of numerous publications, including Solidaridad o violencia, dilema de Chile; Una herida abierta (1982); Para una paz estable entre los chilenos (1974); and Manifiesto por la paz y la no violencia (1978).[4] In 1980 he received a scholarship from the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., to carry out research activities.[4]
He was born on 21 November 1939 in Santiago, Chile.[4] He was the son of Fernando Orrego Vicuña and Raquel Vicuña, and the great-grandson of the politician and intellectual Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna.[4]
He was married to Valentina Larraín Bunster, with whom he had four children, including Claudio Orrego Larraín, who served as Minister of Housing and Urbanism and Minister of National Assets during the administration of Ricardo Lagos, and later as Intendant of Santiago during the second presidency of Michelle Bachelet.[4]
He died on 3 June 1982 in Santiago, Chile.[4] Following his death, Patricio Aylwin stated in the newspaper Las Últimas Noticias that, in less than four months, "the best of the elders", referring to Eduardo Frei Montalva, and "the best of the younger generation" of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), referring to Orrego, had passed away.[4]