Cristóbal Urruticoechea
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(2005–2012)
National Renewal[1]
(2017–2020)
Republican Party
(2021–2024)
National Libertarian Party (2024−)
Cristóbal Urruticoechea | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Urruticoechea in 2018 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Constituency | District 21 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1975 Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Independent Democratic Union (2005–2012) National Renewal[1] (2017–2020) Republican Party (2021–2024) National Libertarian Party (2024−) |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Inacap |
| Profession | Graphic designer, publicist |
Cristóbal Ignacio de Loyola Urruticoechea Ríos (born 21 November 1975)[2][3] is a Chilean politician currently serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies.
A member of the National Libertarian Party, he has represented District 21 of the Biobío Region since 2018. He previously served as councilman of Los Ángeles.
Urruticoechea was born in Santiago, Chile, on November 21, 1975. He is the son of León Fernando Rodrigo Urruticoechea Echevarría and María Cecilia Ríos Santander.[4] He is the father of seven children.[4]
He comes from a family with a long political tradition. He is the nephew of Mario Ríos Santander, former deputy of the National Party and later senator of National Renewal; the grandson of Mario Ríos Padilla, former deputy of the Conservative Party and Conservative United Party; and the great-grandson of Víctor Ríos Ruiz, who served as deputy of the Conservative Party for four consecutive terms between 1906 and 1918.[4]
Urruticoechea completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio Tabancura, graduating in 1993. He later pursued studies in Law at the Universidad del Desarrollo.[4]
He also undertook higher education at INACAP, where he obtained a degree in Advertising Graphic Design.[4]
Professional career
Between 2000 and 2001, he worked as a graphic designer at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. From 2001 to 2003, he was employed as a graphic designer at the company Promoplan.[4]
From 2003 to 2007, he served as Head of the Visual Merchandising Department at Cencosud in the city of Chillán, in the Biobío Region. Later, between 2013 and 2015, he worked as Director of the Operations Center at the Nocedal Education Foundation.[4]
In 2016 and 2017, he served as General Manager of the Nocedal Education Foundation.[4]