Arturo Longton | |
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| Governor of Marga Marga Province | |
| In office 17 March 2010 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | César Molina |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Amelia Herrera Silva |
| Constituency | 12th district |
| Mayor of Valparaíso | |
| In office 1 September 1987 – 1 June 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Bartolucci |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Navarrete Pinochet |
| Mayor of Quilpué | |
| In office 1983 – 1 September 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Guido Olguín Ossandón |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Márquez Espinoza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1948 Limache, Chile |
| Died | 3 July 2015 (aged 67) Quilpué, Chile |
| Political party | National Renewal |
| Spouse | Amelia Herrera Silva |
| Children | Andrés Longton Arturo Longton Herrera |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Arturo Longton Guerrero (25 June 1948 – 3 July 2015) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as the first Governor of Marga Marga Province from 2010 to 2012.
Longton was born in Limache on 25 June 1948. In 1983, he was elected mayor of Quilpué until 1987, when he assumed the mayorship of Valparaíso. He served in this capacity for one year. Representing the National Renewal, Longton was a deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 12th district between 1990 and 2006. In 2010, he was appointed by President Sebastián Piñera as the first governor of Marga Marga Province, a position he held until 16 November 2012.[1]
On 3 July 2015, Longton was found dead in his apartment in Quilpué, Chile, at the age of 67. The suspected cause of death was cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife Amelia Herrera, who is also a politician; sons Arturo and Andrés Longton; and daughter Amelia Longton.[1]
- ^ a b "Falleció el ex diputado y primer gobernador de Marga Marga, Arturo Longton". Soychile.cl (in Spanish). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.