Sergio Fernández Fernández
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(19th Circumscription)
Sergio Fernández | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Rolando Calderón |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Bianchi Chelech |
| Constituency | Magallanes Region (19th Circumscription) |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2006 | |
| Appointed by | Patricio Aylwin |
| Preceded by | Creation of the Office |
| Succeeded by | Edgardo Boeninger |
| Constituency | Designated |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 11 July 1987 – 21 October 1988 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Ricardo García Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Cáceres Contreras |
| In office 14 April 1978 – 22 April 1982 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | César Benavides |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Montero Marx |
| General Comptroller of Chile | |
| In office 30 December 1977 – 12 April 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Héctor Humeres |
| Succeeded by | Osvaldo Iturriaga |
| Minister of Labor and Social Provision | |
| In office 8 March 1976 – 1 January 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Nicanor Díaz Estrada |
| Succeeded by | Vasco Costa Ramírez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1939 |
| Died | 1 April 2024 (aged 85) |
| Party | Independent Democratic Union (UDI) (1983–2024) |
| Spouse | María Eugenia Díaz |
| Children | Four |
| Parent(s) | Florentino Fernández Argentina Fernández |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Sergio Ramiro Fernández Fernández (28 January 1939 – 1 April 2024) was a Chilean politician who served as a Senator and minister.[1][2] Fernández Fernández died from cancer on 1 April 2024, at the age of 85.[3]
A founding member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI). He served as an appointed (institutional) senator from 1990 to 1998, and as an elected senator for the 19th Senatorial District (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region) from 1998 to 2006.[4]
During the military government of Augusto Pinochet, he held several cabinet positions, including Minister of Labor and Social Security (1976–1978) and Minister of the Interior (1978–1982; 1987–1988).[4]
Fernández was born in Punta Arenas on 28 January 1939. He was the son of Florentino Fernández Álvarez and Argentina Fernández Villa, Spanish-born merchants settled in the Magallanes region. He married María Eugenia Díaz Andrés, with whom he had four children.[4]
He completed his primary education at the British School and his secondary education at the Luis Alberto Barrera High School, both in Punta Arenas. He later studied law at the University of Chile, graduating as a lawyer in 1963.[4]
Professional career
After qualifying as a lawyer, Fernández combined legal practice with academic work. In 1971, he served as professor of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. In 1972, he joined the Banking Pension Fund (Caja Bancaria de Pensiones) as a legal adviser, becoming deputy manager in 1973 and general manager in 1974.[4]
In 1975, he became a member of the commission tasked with reforming the Chilean Civil Code. That same year, he became a partner at the law firm Schweitzer & Cía., where he later resumed professional practice after leaving public office.[4]