Jaime Naranjo
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Jaime Naranjo | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 18th District |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Tarud |
| Constituency | 39th District |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Matta Aragay |
| Succeeded by | Ximena Rincón |
| Constituency | 11th Circunscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1951 |
| Party | Christian Left (1985–1991) Socialist Party (1991–) |
| Spouse | Beatriz Orellana |
| Children | Five |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Agronomal engineer |
Jaime César Naranjo Ortíz (born 12 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as member of parliament.
He served as a Deputy for the Maule Region in multiple non-consecutive terms between 1990 and 2026, and as a Senator for the Maule South constituency between 2002 and 2010. He was a long-time member of the Socialist Party of Chile before resigning in 2024.[1]
An opponent of the second government of Sebastián Piñera (2018−2022), on 8 November 2021, he conducted a filibuster in favor of impeaching Piñera.[2][3] The filibuster allowed Giorgio Jackson[4][5] to vote, who had been quarantined for COVID, the 78th vote necessary for the initiative to pass to the Senate.[6][7] Jackson arrived to the National Congress in Valparaíso around 01:25 AM,[8] and quickly voted.
Naranjo was born in Melipilla on 12 January 1951. He is married to Beatriz Orellana and has five children.[1]
He completed his primary education at Colegio San Agustín in Melipilla and his secondary education at the Instituto Nacional in Santiago. He later studied agronomy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, graduating as an agricultural engineer in 1975. In 1980, he obtained a master's degree in Agricultural Economics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.[1]
Professional and academic career
Between 1974 and 1975, Naranjo worked as a researcher at CIEPLAN at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. From 1976 to 1977, he was employed at INPROA, an institution linked to the Archdiocese of Santiago. Between 1980 and 1982, he worked for the Agricultural Transfer Company (ETA Ltda.) in the Illapel–Salamanca area.[1]
Closely linked to the Catholic Church’s social initiatives, between 1980 and 1989 he worked in the Social Pastoral and collaborated with Bishop Carlos Camus of Linares, focusing on rural organization and training through the Department of Rural Action (DAR).[1]
Naranjo also pursued an academic career. In 1980, he became a lecturer in Agricultural Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, a position he held for fifteen years. Between 2010 and 2012, he taught courses on Entrepreneurship and International Economic Treaties at the Central University of Chile. From 2010 to 2014, he taught Economics, Entrepreneurship, and International Economics at the University of Viña del Mar. Between 2014 and 2015, he served as a legislative advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture.[1]