Luis Mayol
Chilean politician and businessman
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Luis Alejandro Abel Mayol Bouchon (born 27 November 1952) is a Chilean lawyer and politician.[1][2]
Luis Mayol | |
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Official portrait (2018) | |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Constituency | 23rd District |
| Intendant of the Araucanía Region | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 28 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nora Barrientos |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Atton Palma |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 29 December 2011 – 11 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Galilea |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Furche |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1952 |
| Party | Renovación Nacional |
| Spouse | Catalina Recordón |
| Children | Five |
| Parent(s) | Luis Alejandro Mayol Berta Bouchon |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
| Profession | Lawyer |
A member of National Renewal (RN), he was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region.[3]
He previously served as a cabinet minister from 2011 to 2014.
Early life and family
Mayol was born in Santiago on 27 November 1952.[4] He is the son of Luis Alejandro Mayol Bravo and Berta Sonia Bouchon González.[4] He is married to Catalina Christiane Recordon Martin, with whom he has five children: Luis Felipe, Catalina Francisca, Maximiliano José, Amalia María, and Mario Eduardo.[4]
Mayol completed his secondary education at The Grange School.[4] He studied law at the University of Chile, graduating in 1978.[4]
Linked to the agricultural sector through his family, he became a prominent figure as an owner and senior executive of the company Copeval and as president of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura.[4] In 1979, together with Andrés Allamand, he co-founded the law firm Allamand, Barros, Mayol, Varela, Wagner y Cía. in Santiago.[4] In 2019, he was appointed a member of the board of directors of Aguas Andinas.[4]
Political career
In December 2011, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture during the first administration of President Sebastián Piñera,[5] a position he held until the end of that government in 2014.[4]
On 11 March 2018, he assumed office as Intendant of the Araucanía Region, serving until 20 November of the same year.[4]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, Mayol ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region as part of the Vamos por Chile electoral pact.[4] He obtained 15,451 votes, corresponding to 9.5% of the valid votes cast, and was elected as a member of the Convention.[4]