Iván Norambuena
Chilean politician
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Iván Ernesto Norambuena Farías (born 4 September 1958) is a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[2]
Iván Norambuena | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Constituency | 21st District |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Haroldo Fossa |
| Succeeded by | Re-districted |
| Constituency | 46th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1958 |
| Party | Independent Democratic Union[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Los Lagos |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Public Administrator |
In 2024, he lost the election for being mayor of Los Ángeles.[3]
Early life and education
Norambuena was born on September 4, 1958, in Concepción, Chile. He is the son of Héctor Eliecer Norambuena Meza and Mónica de las Mercedes Farías Vargas.[4]
He is married to Viviana Yung Alarcón and is the father of five children: Andrés Felipe, Sebastián, Benjamín, Juan Pablo, and José Tomás.[4]
Norambuena completed his primary education at Escuela México in Talcahuano and his secondary education at Liceo La Asunción in the same city. He pursued higher education at the Instituto Nacional de Capacitación Profesional of Concepción, where he earned a degree in Business Administration. He later undertook further studies in the same field at the University of Los Lagos.[4]
Professional career
In his professional career, Norambuena worked as a corporate executive in the Biobío Region and served as operations manager of the seafood processing plant Alimentos Mar Profundo.[4]
Political career
Between 1982 and 1985, Norambuena served as secretary of the National Youth Secretariat in the Biobío Region. He also participated in the founding of the Youth wing of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) in the province of Arauco and later served as regional secretary of the party in the Biobío Region.[4]
During the military regime, he was appointed mayor of Curanilahue by Decree No. 1215 published on April 29, 1986. Later, by Decree No. 1971 published on April 1, 1989, he was appointed mayor of Penco, effective from January 31, 1988.[4]
Subsequently, he served for six years as political secretary to Senator Eugenio Cantuarias, who represented the Independent Democratic Union in the Twelfth Senatorial Constituency of the Biobío Region during the 1990–1998 period.[4]
In the 1993 parliamentary elections, Norambuena ran as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies representing the 46th electoral district of the Biobío Region but was not elected.[4]
In the parliamentary elections of December 2001, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing the Independent Democratic Union for the 46th electoral district of the Biobío Region for the 2002–2006 term. He was subsequently re-elected in the parliamentary elections of 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017.[4]
In August 2021, he registered his candidacy for the Senate of Chile representing the Independent Democratic Union within the Chile Podemos Más coalition for the 10th senatorial constituency of the Biobío Region. He obtained 34,825 votes, equivalent to 6.34% of the total valid votes, and was not elected.[4]
In late July 2024, he registered his candidacy for mayor of Los Ángeles representing the Independent Democratic Union. In the municipal elections held on October 26 and 27, 2024, he was not elected.[4]