Andrés Zaldívar

Andrés Zaldívar
President of the Senate
In office
11 March 2017 – 11 March 2018
Preceded byRicardo Lagos Weber
Succeeded byCarlos Montes Cisternas
In office
11 March 1998 – 16 March 2004
Preceded bySergio Romero Pizarro
Succeeded byHernán Larraín
Member of the Senate
In office
11 March 2010 – 11 March 2018
Preceded byJaime Gazmuri
Succeeded byRicardo Lagos Weber
Constituency5th Circumscription
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 2006
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byGuido Girardi
Constituency11th District
In office
15 May 1973 – 11 September 1973
Succeeded by1973 coup d'etat
Ministry of the Interior
In office
11 March 2006 – 14 July 2006
PresidentMichelle Bachelet
Preceded byFrancisco Vidal
Succeeded byBelisario Velasco
Ministry of Finance
In office
15 March 1968 – 3 November 1970
PresidentEduardo Frei Montalva
Preceded byRaúl Sáez
Succeeded byAmérico Zorrilla
Ministry of the Economy, Development, and Reconstruction
In office
15 February 1968 – 2 May 1968
PresidentEduardo Frei Montalva
Preceded byDomingo Santa María
Succeeded byJuan de Dios Carmona
Undersecretary of Finance
In office
3 November 1964 – 1967
PresidentEduardo Frei Montalva
Preceded byCarlos Reed Valenzuela
Succeeded byJosé Florencio Guzmán
Personal details
Born (1936-03-18) 18 March 1936
PartyChristian Democratic Party
(1958–)
Other political
affiliations
Social Christian Conservative Party
(1952–1958)
SpouseInés Hurtado Ruiz-Tagle
Children4
Parent(s)Alberto Zadívar
Josefina Larraín
Alma materUniversity of Chile (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
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José Andrés Rafael Zaldívar Larraín, (born 18 March 1936) popularly known as El Chico Zaldívar ("Short Zaldívar"), is a prominent Chilean Christian Democrat politician. Andrés Zaldívar is of Basque descent.

In later days, Zaldívar became a leader and chief strategist of Michelle Bachelet's presidential campaign. After the victory of the socialist candidate Bachelet, Zaldívar was appointed as her Minister of the Interior.

On 21 March 2017 he succeeded Ricardo Lagos Weber as President of the Senate.