Hernán Larraín

Hernán Larraín
Minister of Justice and Human Rights
In office
11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byJaime Campos
Succeeded byMarcela Ríos
President of the Senate of Chile
In office
16 March 2004 – 11 March 2005
Preceded byAndrés Zaldívar
Succeeded bySergio Romero
Member of the Senate
In office
11 March 1994 – 11 March 2018
Preceded bySergio Onofre Jarpa
Succeeded by constituency abolished
President of the UDI
In office
11 April 2015 – 7 January 2017
Preceded byErnesto Silva
Succeeded byJacqueline van Rysselberghe
In office
1 July 2006 – 5 July 2008
Preceded byJovino Novoa
Succeeded byJuan Antonio Coloma Correa
Personal details
Born (1947-09-21) 21 September 1947
PartyIndependent Democratic Union
SpouseMagdalena Matte Lecaros
Children6 (inc. Pablo Larraín)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.hernanlarrain.cl

Hernán Larraín Fernández (born September 21, 1947) is a conservative Chilean lawyer, university lecturer, and politician.

He served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights during the second administration of President Sebastián Piñera between 2018 and 2022. He has also held senior leadership roles within the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), serving as party president on two occasions.

Larraín's former public service positions include a Senate seat representing the 11th district, the Maule Region (1994–2010), the Presidency of the Senate (2004–2005) and the presidency of the Independent Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Independiente, UDI) from 2006 to 2008 and 2015 to 2017.

Larraín is married to Magdalena Matte, a Chilean civil engineer, businesswoman and politician. They have six children, among them is Pablo Larraín, a well known filmmaker. Hernán Larraín is of Basque descent. He is also a member of Washington D.C.–based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue.