Luis Pardo Sainz
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Luis Pardo | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 6 |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1960 Santiago, Chile |
| Party | National Renewal |
| Spouse | Mildred Peede |
| Children | Four |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Luis Rafael Pardo Sáinz (born 13 December 1960) is a Chilean politician.[1][2]
In his capacity as president of Asociación de Radiodifusores de Chile (ARCHI), he regularly addressed the National Congress of Chile on legislation related to broadcasting, freedom of expression, and media economics, including bills on community radio, amendments to the General Telecommunications Law, alcoholic beverage advertising regulations, journalist statutes and press law, telecommunications infrastructure, transparency and access to information, and policies promoting national music.[3]
As president of Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión (AIR), Pardo held meetings with several Latin American heads of state to discuss freedom of expression and fundamental rights, including Felipe Calderón of Mexico, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Alan García of Peru, Óscar Arias of Costa Rica, Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, and Ollanta Humala of Peru.[3]
Luis Rafael Pardo Sainz was born in Viña del Mar on 13 December 1960. He is the son of Luis Pardo Gutiérrez and Pilar Sainz García. He completed his primary and secondary education at the Colegio Alemán de Valparaíso between 1964 and 1976.[3]
In 1976, he entered the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy, graduating in 1980 as an officer of the Chilean Army. He pursued a military career for approximately 13 years and retired while serving at the Cavalry School in Quillota, after which he shifted to a family-based agricultural project.[3]
From 1989 onward, Pardo became a founder and director of radio and print media outlets in the Valparaíso Region and worked as a communications consultant and advisor. In parallel, he continued his academic training, completing a diploma in Management at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in 1997 and a diploma in Neuro-Linguistic Programming at the Mariano Egaña University in 2000. In 2014, he obtained a master's degree in communication from the Diego Portales University and an additional master's degree in Strategic Communication Management from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain.[3]
Alongside his professional career, he developed extensive business and professional association leadership. He served as director of the Chamber of Commerce of Valparaíso (1989–1994), director of the Quillota Agricultural Association (1992–1995), and held leadership roles within the ARCHI and the AIR.[3]