Francisco Huenchumilla
Francisco Huenchumilla | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the circunscription |
| Constituency | Araucanía Region |
| Intendant of the Araucanía Region | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 25 August 2015 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Andrés Molina Magofke |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Jouannet |
| Mayor of Temuco | |
| In office 6 December 2004 – 6 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | René Saffirio |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Becker |
| Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency | |
| In office 3 March 2003 – 3 June 2004 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Preceded by | Mario Fernández Baeza |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Dockendorff |
| Undersecretary of the Chilean Navy | |
| In office 3 March 2003 – 3 June 2004 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Preceded by | Patricio Morales Aguirre |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mackenney Urzúa |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the position |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Saffirio |
| Constituency | 50th District (Temuco and Padre Las Casas) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1944 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (1964−present) |
| Spouse | María Antonieta Suárez |
| Children | Six |
| Parent(s) | Francisco Huenchumilla Pichihueche Blanca Jaramillo |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Francisco Huenchumilla Jaramillo (born 22 March 1944) is a Mapuche Chilean lawyer and christian-democratic politician who has served as minister, deputy and senator.
He joined the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in 1964, serving as councilor, provincial president, and delegate to the party’s National Board. He was president of the Association of Workers of the Agrarian Reform Corporation in Cautín (1971–1973), a provincial leader of the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Chile (CUT), and a councilor of the Chilean Bar Association.
After 1973, he worked as an advisor to companies, organizations, and trade unions. He also pursued an academic career as a professor at the University of La Frontera in Temuco. He participated in the 1988 national plebiscite as coordinator of the opposition coalition Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia and served as president of the “No” campaign in the Araucanía Region.