Adolfo Zaldívar

Adolfo Zaldívar
Ambassador of Chile to Argentina
In office
16 April 2010 – 27 February 2013
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byMiguel Otero Lathrop
Succeeded byMilenko Skoknic
President of the Senate of Chile
In office
12 March 2008 – 13 March 2009
Preceded byEduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Succeeded byJovino Novoa
President of the Independent Regionalist Party
In office
2009–2010
Preceded byJaime Mulet
Succeeded byEduardo Díaz del Río
President of the Christian Democratic Party
In office
2002–2006
Preceded byRicardo Hormazábal
Succeeded bySoledad Alvear
Member of the Senate
In office
11 March 1994 – 11 March 2010
Preceded byHernán Vodanovic
Succeeded byPatricio Walker
ConstituencyAysén Region
Personal details
Born(1943-09-13)13 September 1943
DiedFebruary 27, 2013(2013-02-27) (aged 69)
Resting placeParque del Recuerdo
PartyPRI (2009–2010)
Other political
affiliations
PDC (1957–2007)
SpouseMaría Alicia Larraín
Children8
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B)
OccupationLawyer
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Miguel Adolfo Gerardo Zaldívar Larraín (13 September 1943 – 27 February 2013) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. He was senator for Aisén and from March 2008 until his death in February 2013 he had been President of the Chilean Senate. He was an historic member of the Christian Democratic Party, leading its right-wing faction until his expulsion from the political party in December 2007.

Zaldívar was married to María Alicia Larraín Shaux and had six children. He was the brother of former President of the Senate of Chile and Interior Minister Andrés Zaldívar.

Lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Party. He served as Senator for the 18th Senatorial Constituency, Aysén Region, between 1994 and 2006, and was President of the Christian Democratic Party for two consecutive terms between 2002 and 2006. He was also Ambassador of Chile to Argentina between 2009 and 2010.