Gonzalo Uriarte
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Gonzalo Uriarte | |
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| Ambassador of Chile to Argentina | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| President | José Antonio Kast |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Viera-Gallo |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 1 March 2011 – 11 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Evelyn Matthei |
| Succeeded by | Adriana Muñoz |
| Constituency | 4th Circumscription |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 1 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Antonio Coloma Correa |
| Succeeded by | Cristian Letelier |
| Constituency | 31st District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1964 |
| Party | Independent Democratic Union (UDI) |
| Spouse | Sofía Valenzuela |
| Children | Four |
| Education | Colegio San Ignacio |
| Alma mater | Diego Portales University (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Gonzalo Cristian Uriarte Herrera (born 28 December 1964) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy and senator.[1] He is the current ambassador of Chile to Argentina.[2]
A member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI). He served as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies for District No. 31 in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago for three consecutive terms between 2002 and 2014.[3]
Uriarte was born in Santiago on 28 December 1964. He is the son of Luis Uriarte Larrañaga and Sonia Mónica Ana Herrera Correa. He is married to María Sofía Valenzuela Lira and has four children.[3]
He completed his secondary education at Colegio San Ignacio and later studied law at Diego Portales University, obtaining his law degree in March 1993.[3]
In 2009, he completed a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Economic and Financial Law at the University for Development (UDD), graduating on 19 March 2010. That same year, he completed a diploma program in corporate communications at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In 2015, he graduated from the Senior Executive Management Program (PADE/ESE) of the ESE Business School at University of the Andes, Chile.[3]
Professional career
Uriarte practiced law privately and, between 1994 and 1997, served as a lecturer in Constitutional Law at Andrés Bello University.[3]
After completing his terms as a deputy, he returned to private legal practice as a consulting attorney at the law firm Eluchans Abogados.[3]