Jorge Arrate Mac Niven | |
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 Jorge Arrate in 2009 | |
| Ministry of Mining | |
| In office June 17, 1972 – July 10, 1972 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Pedro Palacios Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso David Lebón |
| Ministry General Secretariat of Government | |
| In office August 1, 1998 – June 2, 1999 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle |
| Preceded by | José Joaquín Brunner Ried |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mladinic Alonso |
| Ministry of Labor and Social Forecast | |
| In office March 11, 1994 – August 1, 1998 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle |
| Preceded by | René Cortázar Sanz |
| Succeeded by | Germán Molina Valdivieso |
| Ministry of Education of Chile | |
| In office Septiember 28, 1992 – March 11, 1994 | |
| President | Patricio Aylwin Azócar |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Lagos Escobar |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto Schiefelbein Fuenzalida |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1941 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Movimiento Amplio de Izquierda (2011) Partido Comunista (2009–2010) Partido Socialista (1963–2009) |
| Spouse | Diamela Eltit |
| Children | Alejandro Isabel |
| Alma mater | University of Chile Harvard University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, economist, writer and politician |
| Website | Jorge Arrate |
Jorge Félix Arrate Mac Niven (born May 1, 1941, in Santiago) is a Chilean lawyer, economist, writer and politician. He has been Minister of State in the governments of Chilean presidents Salvador Allende (1970–1973), Patricio Aylwin (1990–1994), and Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1994–2000). A long-time member of the Socialist Party of Chile arrate was during much of the 1990s the leader of the eponymous Arratismo faction in the party.[1] During the indictment and arrest of Augusto Pinochet (1998–2000) Arrate was positive to the prospect of Pinochet being judged abroad.[2] Given that his was contrary to the government stance he was removed from his post as minister in June 1999.[2] In 2009, he was appointed as candidate for president of Chile in representation of the political alliance Juntos Podemos Más and other leftist political movements, obtaining 6.21 percent of the total votes in the elections of that year.[3]
- ^ Gamboa, Ricardo; Salcedo, Rodrigo (2009). "El faccionalismo en el Partido Socialista de Chile (1990-2006): Características y efectos políticos en sus procesos de toma de decisión" [Party Factions in the Chilean Socialist Party (1990-2006): Characteristics and Political Influence in Decision-Making Processes]. Revista de ciencia política (in Spanish). 29 (3). doi:10.4067/S0718-090X2009000300001.
- ^ a b Dávila, Mireya, 2019. Veinte años de la detención de Pinochet en Londres y sus efectos en el sistema político chileno. Conference paper. University of Chile.
- ^ Elecciones.gov.cl Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine Votación candidatos a nivel nacional, Presidente 2009