Jaime Quintana
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Jaime Quintana | |
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| President of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 12 March 2019 – 17 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Montes Cisternas |
| Succeeded by | Adriana Muñoz D'Albora |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the Circunscription |
| Constituency | 11th Circunscription (Atacama Region) |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Muñoz Barra |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the District |
| President of the Party for Democracy | |
| In office 11 June 2012 – 11 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Carolina Tohá |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Navarrete |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Hernández Saffirio |
| Succeeded by | Fuad Chahín |
| Constituency | 49th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1967 |
| Party | Socialist Party Party for Democracy (1997–present) |
| Spouse | Susana Aguilera |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Daniel Quintana Blanca Leal |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jaime Daniel Quintana Leal (born 22 October 1967) is a Chilean politician.
He was President of the Senate of Chile.[1][2][3]
He was born on 22 October 1967 in Lautaro. He is the son of Daniel Quintana Lizama and Blanca Nieves Leal Lizama.[4]
He is married to sociologist Susana Aguilera, former mayor of Vilcún for two terms (2012–2016 and 2017–2021), and is the father of two daughters.[4]
Quintana completed his primary education at Escuela Municipal Manuel Rodríguez and his secondary education at Liceo Pablo Neruda in Temuco. In 1986, he entered the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he studied Literature and obtained a degree in Educational Sciences and the professional title of State Teacher with a specialization in Spanish in 1990.
He later completed five years of Law studies at the Temuco Catholic University. He also attended courses in decentralized public management at the University of La Frontera in Temuco and in budgetary administration at the University of Chile.[4]
Professionally, he worked as a Literature professor at various universities and institutes in the Araucanía Region.[4]