Rodrigo Montt

Rodrigo Montt Swett
Legal Director and Managing director (CEO) of the General Directorate of Credit Pledgee of Chile.
In office
November 26, 2010  March, 2014
Councillor for Lo Barnechea
Assumed office
December 6, 2012
Personal details
Born (1974-07-05) July 5, 1974
Santiago, Chile
Political party National Renewal
Spouse(s) Carolina Ureta
Children Rodrigo Montt Ureta
Residence Santiago, Chile
Alma mater University of the Andes
University of Barcelona
Profession Lawyer
Religion Roman Catholicism

Rodrigo Antonio Montt Swett (born July 5, 1974) is a Chilean lawyer, jurist and politician, currently a councilor for Lo Barnechea.

Early life

Montt was born in Santiago, Chile on July 5, 1974, the fourth of six children of Manuel Montt Dubournais and María Gloria Swett De la Cerda.

Education

He was enrolled in the Colegio del Verbo Divino ("Divine Word High School") Verbo Divino, from which he graduated in 1991.

He studied law and matriculated from the University of the Andes in 2001, obtaining his law degree from the Chilean Supreme Court.

He continued his postgraduate education obtaining a master's degree in commercial law at Adolfo Ibáñez University and one in criminal law jointly at Pompeu Fabra University and the University of Barcelona in Spain.

Early political career

He belongs to the politically influential Montt family and is a descendant of deputies. His grandfather was Manuel Montt Lehuedé and his great-grandfather, Luis Montt Montt, brother of the Ex-President Pedro Montt Montt (1906–1910), and great-great-grandson of the Ex President Manuel Montt Torres (1851–1861).

He worked at Estudio Jurídico Simonetti & Cía. between 1998 and 2003 and in 2004 went to work for Manuel Montt & Cía. After that he decided to dedicate himself to public service.

He stood for the position of deputy in the Chilean parliamentary election of 2005 for District 34 (San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Las Cabras, Peumo, Pichidegua, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua), as an Independent candidate in the pact between the Alliance for Chile and the National Renewal.[1]

Present day

He continues his political activities and is president of the party for District 34. He took part in a television program "Politic Savoury" on the "New TV 4 channel of San Fernando", a program providing analysis of the political situation.

He was a candidate for deputy in the election of 2009, representing the National Renewal party in district 34. He was the Seremi of Justice in the O'Higgins Region of Chile in the new government formed in March 2010.[2]

Since November, is the Legal Director of the General Directorate of Credit Pledgee, Chilean public institution better known as "Aunt Rica", and in December also serves as its Managing director (CEO).[3]

On 28 October this year, was elected Councillor (Concejal in Spanish) for Lo Barnechea a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, in the Chilean municipal election, 2012. Exercising it from the December 6, 2012 to December 6, 2016.[4]

Elections

Chilean parliamentary election, 2005

Candidate Pact Party Votes Centage % Result
Alejandra Sepúlveda Orbenes Concert PDC 50.045 54,42 Deputy
Alba Gallardo Velásquez Concert PS 5.988 6,51
José Figueroa Jorquera Juntos Podemos Más PC 4.127 4,49
José Tejo Miranda Juntos Podemos Más PH 1.257 1,37
Juan Masferrer Pellizzari Alliance for Chile UDI 17.860 19,42 Deputy
Rodrigo Montt Swett Alliance for Chile Indp./RN 12.688 13,80

Chilean parliamentary election, 2009

Candidate Pact Party Votes Centage % Result
Moisés Valenzuela Martínez Concert PDC 13.053 14,05
Uldaricio Roberto Acosta Maluenda Concert PRSD 5.258 5,66
Rodrigo Montt Swett Alliance for Chile RN 10.969 11,81
Javier Macaya Danús Alliance for Chile UDI 16.885 18,18 Deputy
Héctor Espinosa Díaz New Major for Chile Indp./L. C 1.027 1,10
Alejandra Amalia Sepúlveda Orbenes Clean Chile. Happy Vote PRI 42.335 45,59 Deputy
Jorge Andrés Mayol Bouchon Clean Chile. Happy Vote Indp./L. D 3.313 3,56

Chilean municipal election, 2012

Chilean municipal election, 2012 for Lo Barnechea a commune of Chile.

Candidate Pact Party Votes Centage % Result
Javiera Rivas Fernández Equality for Chile PI 981 3,98
Faviola Vega Morales Equality for Chile PI 82 0,33
Abraham Urrutia López Equality for Chile PI 51 0,20
Yisela Aguayo Reyes Equality for Chile Ind. L. A 93 0,37
Leónidas Pino Yevenes Regionalistas e Independientes PRI 191 0,77
Hugo Neira Lopetegui Regionalistas e Independientes PRI 285 1,15
Jorge Contreras Lira Regionalistas e Independientes Ind.L. B 673 2,73
Hugo Muñoz Minchel Regionalistas e Independientes Ind. L. B 521 2,11
Jeannette Villafuerte Gálvez Regionalistas e Independientes Ind. L. B 47 0,19
Carola Eitel Canales Regionalistas e Independientes Ind. L. B 623 2,53
Fabiola Andrea Gándara Godoy El Cambio por Ti Ind. L. C 168 0,68
Daniel Ignacio Suarez Carvajal El Cambio por Ti Ind. L. C 139 0,56
Carolina Echeverría Moya Por un Chile justo PPD 976 3,96
Jorge Sáez Quezada Por un Chile justo PCC 183 0,74
Alejandro Flores Vega Por un Chile justo ILE 38 0,15
Sebastián Hormazábal Cepeda Concertación Democrática PS 290 1,17
Francisco Antonio Muñoz López Concertación Democrática PS 258 1,04
Claudio Rojas Carvajal Concertación Democrática Ind. L. F 186 0,75
Cristina Meneses Espinoza Concertación Democrática PDC 702 2,85
José Luis Ortega Pereira Concertación Democrática PDC 1.192 4,84
Rodrigo Montt Swett Coalición RN 2662 10,82 Councillor
Macarena Silva Irarrázaval Coalición RN 3.154 12,82 Councillor
Felipe Alfonso Irarrázaval Ovalle Coalición Ind. L. H 2.470 10,04 Councillor
Paula Phillips Maturana Coalición UDI 3.478 14,13 Councillor
Carlos Ward Edwards Coalición UDI 3.997 16,24 Councillor
René Barba Rondanelli Coalición UDI 1.157 4,70 Councillor

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