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Chilean politician (born 1956) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chadwick and the second or maternal family name is Piñera.

Andrés Chadwick


Interior and Public Security Minister
In office 11 March 2018 – 28 October 2019
President	Sebastián Piñera
Preceded by	Mario Fernández Baeza
Succeeded by	Gonzalo Blumel
In office 5 November 2012 – 11 March 2014
President	Sebastián Piñera
Preceded by	Rodrigo Hinzpeter
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Peñailillo
Ministry General Secretariat of Government
In office 18 July 2011 – 5 September 2012
President	Sebastián Piñera
Preceded by	Ena von Baer
Succeeded by	Cecilia Pérez
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office 11 March 1998 – 18 July 2011
Preceded by	Anselmo Sule
Succeeded by	Alejandro García-Huidobro
Constituency	O'Higgins Region (9th Circunscription)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1998
Preceded by	Creation of the District
Succeeded by	Ricardo Rincón
Constituency	33th District (Rancagua)

Personal details
Born	(1956-01-02) 2 January 1956 (age 68) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Popular Unitary Action Movement (MAPU) (1970–1973) National Renewal (1987–1990) Independent Democratic Union (UDI) (1983–1987) (1990–)
Other political affiliations	Frente Juvenil de Unidad Nacional
Spouse	María Victoria Costa Vega
Children	Four
Relatives	Sebastián Pinera (cousin)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Andrés Pío Bernardino Chadwick Piñera (born 2 January 1956) is a Chilean right-wing politician and lawyer, member of the Independent Democrat Union (UDI) party. He began his political career as a supporter of the Pinochet dictatorship, and was present at the Acto de Chacarillas in 1977.

Chadwick was elected deputy for the District #33 in 1989, and was re-elected in 1993. In 1997, he was elected senator for the 9th Circumscription of the VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, and was re-elected in 2005 again. On 18 July 2011, he was invited by his cousin, President Sebastián Piñera, to become Minister Secretary General of Government. He was later appointed Interior Minister on 5 November 2012 and his term ended on 11 March 2014. He joined the second government of Piñera on 11 March 2018 as Interior and Public Security Minister and held that position until 28 October 2019.

On 11 December, Chadwick was impeached for his role in the 2019–2020 Chilean protests, including the large number of eye injuries attained by protesters. Chadwick is effectively banned from holding public office for five years (until 2024).

Biography

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Andrés Pío Bernardino Chadwick Piñera was born on 2 January 1956. His parents were Herman Chadwick Valdés and Paulette Piñera Carvallo (sister of Bernardino Piñera). He is also first cousin of President Sebastián Piñera.

Chadwick is currently married to María Victoria Costa Vega, with whom he has four children.

Chadwick was a vocal supporter of the Pinochet dictatorship, which had previously appointed him president of the Catholic University Students Federation.

In 2012, he expressed "deep repentance" for this support after discovering "over the years" serious human rights violations committed by the dictatorship, while defending the regime on other grounds.

Studies

Chadwick completed his primary and secondary studies in Colegio Verbo Divino in Santiago; he later joined the Law Faculty in the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Political career

Chadwick was appointed president of the Students Federation of the Catholic University of Chile (FEUC) by the military regime, and later graduated as a lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, later working as a professor. In the 1980s, Chadwick holds office in several political charges, such as in the Youth sections of the Independent Democrat Union Movement, National Unity, and National Renewal.

He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 1990 and 1998, and has been, since 1998, member of the Senate of Chile, representing the ninth O'Higgins commune.

Electoral history

Parliamentary election, 1989

Deputy for the District #33 of the communes of Mostazal, Graneros, Codegua, Machalí, Requínoa, Rengo, Olivar, Doñihue, Coínco, Coltauco, Quinta de Tilcoco, and Malloa, in the VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins.

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Juan Pablo Letelier Morel	PAIS	28.451	27,61%	Deputy
Andrés Chadwick Piñera	UDI	27.837	27,01%	Deputy
Esteban Leyton Soto	ILA	17.696	17,17%
Federico Willoughby Mac Donald	ILA	14.363	13,94%
Domingo Izquierdo Echeverría	ILB	4.287	4,16%
Arcalaus Coronel Araneda	ILG	4.159	4,04%
Julio Enrique Reyes Valdés	DR	2.457	2,38%
José Ducci Claro	PL	2.359	2,29%
Marcelo Maffioletti Pacheco	AN	1.437	1,39%

Parliamentary election, 1993

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Juan Pablo Letelier Morel	PS	46.577	41,89%	Deputy
Andrés Chadwick Piñera	UDI	35.361	31,80%	Deputy
Esteban Leyton Soto	PR	20.364	18,31%
Ana María Cadiz Whipple	UCC	3.514	3,16%
Osvaldo Olivarez Quiñones	PC	2.248	2,02%
Eliud Maldonado Zavalla	ILA	1.855	1,67%
Rafael Canto Escobar	ILC	1.281	1,15%

Parliamentary election, 1997

Senators for the 9th Circunscription of the VI O'Higgins Region.

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Rafael Moreno Rojas	DC	82.789	25,01%	Senator
Anselmo Sule Candia	PRSD	76.091	22,99%
Andrés Chadwick Piñera	UDI	68.167	20,59%	Senator
Mónica Madariaga Gutiérrez	ILE	55.112	16,65%
Carlos Poblete Avila	PC	20.390	6,16%
Pablo Baraona Urzúa	ILB	17.687	5,34%
Darío Poblete Morales	PH	5.295	1,60%
Joaquín Arduengo Naredo	PH	3.390	1,02%
Carlos Arroyo Hodges	UCCP	2.072	0,63%

Parliamentary election, 2005

Senators for the 9th Circunscription, VI O'Higgins Region.

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Juan Pablo Letelier Morel	PS	154.894	41,50%	Senator
Andrés Chadwick Piñera	UDI	94.877	25,42%	Senator
Aníbal Perez Lobos	PPD	72.393	19,39%
Ramon Achurra Larrain	ILD	34.379	9,21%
Marilen Cabrera Olmos	PH	9.852	2,64%
Carmen Moncada Cofre	ILC	6.871	1,84%

References

"Los días del ministro Chadwick en el MAPU". El Mostrador. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
"Andrés Chadwick: Yo era el único partidario de Allende en la casa". Radio Cooperativa. 9 September 1978. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
"La Juventud en Chacarillas". El Mercurio. 9 July 1977. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
"Ministros de Salud y Defensa exponen en comisión sobre acusación constitucional contra Chadwick". Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Senado aprueba acusación constitucional en contra de Andrés Chadwick: exministro no podrá ejercer cargos públicos por cinco años". La Tercera (in Spanish). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
"Chile president-elect reveals hardline cabinet with ties to Pinochet". TheGuardian.com. 23 January 2018.
"Chadwick por su rol en dictadura: Me arrepiento de no haber hecho algo más". 11 June 2012.
Official results of the Interior Ministry Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, District 33, Deputies 1989.
Official results, Interior Ministry Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, District 33, Deputies 1993.
Resultados oficiales Ministerio del Interior Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Distrito 33, Senadores 1997. En elecciones.gov.cl
Resultados oficiales Ministerio del Interior Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Circunscripción 9, VI Región, Senadores 1997. En elecciones.gov.cl

External links

Media related to Andrés Chadwick at Wikimedia Commons

Andrés Chadwick's official website (in Spanish)
Parliamentary Infobox in the Senate of Chile
Biographical information at the Library of the National Congress of Chile

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