José Makluf
José Makluf | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1994 – 11 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Cardemil |
| Succeeded by | Laura Soto |
| Constituency | 14th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1942 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Spouse | María Isabel Freig |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
José Makluf Campos (born 20 July 1942) is a Chilean politician who served as a deputy.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born on 20 June 1942, the son of José Juan Makluf Campos and Josefina Campos Nazal.[2] He married María Isabel Freig Briones and has four children.[2]
He completed his primary education at the Sagrados Corazones de Viña del Mar and his secondary education at the Liceo Guillermo Rivera in Viña del Mar.[2] After finishing school, he entered the University of Chile, Valparaíso campus, where he qualified as a lawyer in 1962.[2]
Political career
[edit]He began his political activities during his student years.[2] In 1959, he was elected president of the Student Center of his high school, and the following year assumed the vice-presidency of the Secondary Students Federation of Valparaíso.[2]
During his university years, he held several leadership positions.[2] In 1962, he joined the university branch of the Christian Democratic Party, serving as its president and also presiding over the Federation of Students of his university.[2] In 1964, he was appointed councillor of the Unión de Federaciones Universitarias de Chile and served as Guild Officer of the Christian Democratic Youth (JDC), also holding the position of provincial president.[2]
After qualifying as a lawyer, he continued to develop political functions within his party.[2] Between 1964 and 1973, he served as delegate to the National Board.[2] In 1965, he was elected National Councillor of the Christian Democratic Youth, and in 1969 was appointed Communal Vice-President.[2]
Professionally, between 1972 and 1973, he practiced law independently, advising multiple organizations, trade, housing and neighborhood cooperatives.[2] In 1980, he was elected President of Neighborhood Unit No. 18 “Hospital”, a position he held until 1987.[2] He later again assumed the communal presidency of his party in Viña del Mar for two years, until 1993.[2] Between 1991 and 1993, he was elected President of the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia and served as national Vice-President of the Professionals and Technicians Front of his party in his region.[2] In 1993, he again served as delegate to the National Board.[2]