Pablo Longueira

Pablo Longueira
Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile
In office
18 July 2011 – 29 April 2013
Preceded byJuan Andrés Fontaine
Succeeded byFélix de Vicente
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office
11 March 2006 – 18 July 2011
Preceded byCarlos Bombal
Succeeded byEna von Baer
Constituency8th Circumscription
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office
11 March 2002 – 11 March 2006
Preceded byMaría Rozas Velásquez
Succeeded byKarla Rubilar
Constituency17th District (Conchalí, Huechuraba and Renca)
Deputy of the Republic
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002
Preceded byCreation of the position
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Kast
Constituency30th District (Buin, Calera de Tango, Paine and San Bernardo)
Personal details
Born
Juan Pablo Longueira Montes

(1958-08-12) 12 August 1958 (age 66)
Osorno, Chile
Political partyIndependent Democratic Union
SpouseCecilia Brinkmann Estévez
ChildrenSeven
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCivil engineer

Juan Pablo Longueira Montes (born August 12, 1958) is a Chilean right-wing politician and industrial civil engineer who served as Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile from 2011 to 2013. He was a founding member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) being very close to Jaime Guzmán.

Within the UDI he led the social-conservative camp, which coexisted with Jovino Novoa's liberal-conservative faction.[1][2] The faction led by Longueira was characterised by its political work in poor sectors.[1]

During the 1980s he earned a reputation of a boots on the ground politician who aided shanty town dwellers.[3] Longueira served as a Senator before being appointed by President Sebastián Piñera to serve in the Cabinet. He was previously a deputy from 1990 until 2006.

Following a retirement from politics since his aborted presidential candidacy in 2013 in 2020 Longueira announced his return to politics.[4] His comeback has so far been marked by failed bids to the UDI presidency and the Constitutional Convention and the voluntary end of his membership in UDI.[4]

In connection to his ministerial work during the first Piñera administration Longuera is facing corruption charges, including bribery and tax evasion.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Ex jefa de prensa denunció "machismo, clasismo y racismo" en la UDI" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Cinco episodios en la ruta de Jovino Novoa: el ocaso de un histórico de la UDI" (in Spanish). The Clinic. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Munoz2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference latercera10-ene was invoked but never defined (see the help page).