Francisco de la Maza
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Francisco de la Maza | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Las Condes | |
| In office 6 December 2000 – 6 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Larraín |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Lavín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1957 |
| Party | Independent Democratic Union |
| Spouse | María José Martínez Roca |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
| Profession | Civil constructor |
Francisco Javier de la Maza Chadwick (Santiago, 25 June 1957) is a Chilean civil constructor, businessman and politician, a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).
From 2000 to 2016, he served as mayor of Las Condes.
Family and education
He is the son of Francisco Javier de la Maza Lavandero and Patricia Chadwick Mery. He is the paternal grandson of Francisco Javier de la Maza Risopatrón and María Lavandero Eyzaguirre; and the maternal grandson of Roberto Chadwick Valdés and Adriana Mery Valdivia.[1] His maternal grandfather was a brother of Herman and Tomás Chadwick Valdés.
He completed his primary education at The Grange School and his secondary education at Saint George's. He later studied civil construction at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), graduating in 1982.[2]
He is currently married to María José Martínez Roca and has eight children from three previous marriages.
Business activities
In his youth he worked as an agricultural and livestock entrepreneur in the Araucanía Region,[2] particularly in his family’s businesses. He currently owns 4% of Agrícola Los Puquios Limitada, owner of the fundos El Avellano and Buchacura in Victoria, and of Agrícola De la Maza Chadwick.[3]
After graduating from university, he entered the construction business in 1982, creating the company Serco together with his classmate Andrés Ugarte. In 1984 Serco merged with Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Construcción (INARCO), led by Aníbal Ovalle, Fernando García Huidobro and René Joglar. The company — which kept the name INARCO — directed the construction of two projects for Agrosuper: a pig plant in Doñihue, and a cold cuts plant located on Route 68.[3]
In 1988 De la Maza, Joglar and Ugarte left INARCO to focus on real estate, and the following year created Constructora Santa Teresa, of which De la Maza owns 28.33%. After beginning his political career, he became a passive shareholder and was replaced by Hugo Valdés.[3]
He is also a director of the Empresa Education Foundation (since 1994) and of the San Francisco Javier School in Huechuraba (since 1997),[2] an educational institution of which he owns 17% through Inversiones Victoria.[3]