| Jorge Vargas González | |
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| 33rd Mayor of Pichilemu | |
| In office January 12, 1997 – November 9, 1998 November 4, 1999 – July 20, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Orlando Cornejo Bustamante |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Rojas González |
| Majority | 43,37% (2004)[1] 2.958 from 6.820 votes[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1967 Pichilemu, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Political party | Christian Democrat Party of Chile |
| Spouse(s) | Andrea Aranda |
| Children | Alicia Paz Vargas Aranda Camila Andrea Vargas Aranda |
Jorge Fabián Vargas González (Pichilemu, February 8, 1967)[2] is a Chilean politician, singer, composer, and the mayor of Pichilemu from 1997 until 2007.
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Jorge Vargas was born on February 8, 1967 in Pichilemu. He completed his primary education in Colegio Preciosa Sangre and Colegio E-367 in Pichilemu; and he completed his secondary school in Instituto Regional Federico Errázuriz in Santa Cruz, and Liceo C-25 in Pichilemu.[2]
He studied Pedagogy in Physical Education in Catholic University of Chile, in Maule between 1987 and 1991;[2] and between 1993 and 1994, he obtained the technical degree on administrative management in Universidad Metropolitana de las Ciencias de la Educación.[2] He's also degree in education with a specialization in educational administration and MA in management and planning, in the Diego Portales University.[2]
He worked as teacher of Physical Education in Pichilemu schools, between 1994 and 1999.[2]
Vargas joined the Christian Democrat Party of Chile in 1987, and in 1988 he was elected provincial coordinator of Juventud DC Cardenal Caro and President of Democracia Cristiana Universitaria.[2] Vargas was elected secretary general of the Students Federation of Catholic University of Chile at Talca in 1989, and in 1990 he was elected President. He was also elected Advisor Counselor of the Social Formation Centre of the Diocese of Talca, and Provincial Counselor of Juventud Democracia Cristiana in Talca that year.[2]
Vargas was elected councillor of Pichilemu in 1992, with 732 votes (12.38%) from a total of 5915 voters.[3] He was elected Mayor of Pichilemu in 1996,[4] and in 1997 was elected President of the Mayors and Councillors of the Cardenal Caro Province.[2]
Vargas was re-elected as Mayor of Pichilemu in 2000,[5] and re-elected again in October 2004 with a 43.37 total per centage of the total votes.[1]
Vargas was taken out of his office because of false medical licenses,[6] on November 7, 1998. In 2007, he was arrested in the charge of bribery in the municipality of Pichilemu, using money to produce calendars with his photos,[7] in the lawsuit known as Caso Calendarios. Vargas could not come back to his office, and was succeeded by Victor Rojas, who was also displaced.[8]
Vargas recorded a self-written song called Heredero de tu Amor, that was released in the album of the same name, on September 11, 2004.[8][9] He used this album to promote himself during the Chilean municipal election of 2004.
One street in Pichilemu is named after him. In January 2006, the Pichilemu City Council approved the naming of three streets in Pichilemu as Emilio Merino Lacoste (former mayor of Pichilemu, deceased), Clarisa López (worker for the Pichilemu Hospital and the local Casa de Socorros, deceased), and Jorge Vargas González, who was mayor at the time of the approval.[10]
| Preceded by René Maturana (Mayor) |
Councillor of Pichilemu 1992–1996 With: Mario Bichón Cáceres Mariano Polanco Galarce Aldo Polanco Contreras Raúl Tobar Pavez |
Succeeded by Carlos Leyton Labarca Aldo Polanco Contreras Washington Saldías González Mariano Polanco Galarce Mario Bichón Cáceres |
| Preceded by Orlando Cornejo Bustamante |
Mayor of Pichilemu (1st term) December 6, 1996–November 9, 1998 |
Succeeded by Carlos Leyton Labarca |
| Preceded by Carlos Leyton Labarca |
Mayor of Pichilemu (2nd, 3rd and 4th term) November 4, 1999–2007 |
Succeeded by Víctor Rojas González |
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