Salvador Urrutia
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Salvador Urrutia | |
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| Mayor of Arica | |
| In office 6 December 2012 – 6 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo Abdala |
| Succeeded by | Gerardo Espíndola |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1994 – 11 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Leblanc |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Araya Guerrero |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1942 |
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| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción |
| Occupation | Physician |
Salvador Pedro Urrutia Cárdenas (born 7 July 1942) was a Chilean politician who served as deputy.
Between 2012 and 2016 he served as mayor of Arica representing the Progressive Party.[1] He later left the party and ran as an independent (in a PPD quota) for senator for the Region of Arica and Parinacota in the 2017 parliamentary elections, but was not elected.[2]
In 2023 he ran as candidate for the Constitutional Council as an independent in a PPD quota on the "Todo por Chile" list in the Region of Arica and Parinacota. He was not elected, obtaining 8.73% of the vote.[2]
He was born in Valdivia on 17 July 1942, the son of Luis Urrutia Ibáñez and Blanca Cárdenas.[2] He married Lidia María Oliva Portilla and is the father of four children.[2]
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo de Valdivia.[2]
After finishing school, he entered the University of Concepción, where he obtained the degree of medical surgeon with a specialization in ophthalmology. He later completed postgraduate studies at the University of Chile.[2]
As a physician, he was in charge in Arica of the Tuberculosis Control Program and the Rural Health Program. He also held various professional positions, including Head of the Ophthalmology Service and general practitioner for the area.[2]
He participated in Chilean medical societies in his specialty and was a member of the Pan American Society of Ophthalmology. He was also appointed president of the Federation of Professional Associations and of the Chilean Medical Association.[2]