Jovino Novoa

Not to be confused with Jovino Novoa Vidal.
Jovino Novoa
President of the Senate of Chile
In office
11 March 2009 – 11 March 2010
Preceded byAndrés Zaldívar
Succeeded byJorge Pizarro
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office
11 March 1998 – 11 March 2014
Preceded byMiguel Otero Lathrop
Succeeded byAndrés Allamand
Constituency7th Circunscription, (Santiago Poniente)
General Undersecretary of the Republic of Chile
In office
1 June 1979 – 1 June 1982
Preceded byMario Ríos Santander
Succeeded byMario Messen García
Personal details
Born(1945-03-31)31 March 1945
Santiago, Chile
Died1 June 2021(2021-06-01) (aged 76)
Frutillar, Chile[1]
Political party Unión Demócrata Independiente
(1988–2021)
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Enrique Manuel Jovino Novoa Vásquez (31 March 1945 – 1 June 2021) was a Chilean politician. He was a member of the Senate of Chile (1998–2014) and was the president of the Senate of Chile (2009–2010).[2]

He served as General Undersecretary of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship from 1979 to 1982.[3]

Unlike many others in his party, the Independent Democratic Union, Novoa was not religious and considered himself agnostic, and at times he voiced support several pro-choice positions.[4] Likewise, within the UDI he achieved to establish the dominance of his liberal-conservative faction,[5] which coexisted with Pablo Longueira's social-conservative current.[6][7] This last one had as its characteristic the political work in poor sectors,[6] whereas Novoa's faction was concentrated in the relation with businessmen,[6] the empowerment of think tanks like Libertad y Desarrollo (LyD)[7] or the training of then young or students' leaders from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC)[6] like Jaime Bellolio or Javier Macaya.[6]

In 2015, he was sentenced for tax crimes related to the Penta and SQM cases.[8][9][10][11][12][13] Six years later, Novoa died on 1 June 2021, aged 76, from emphysema.[14][2][15][16]

  1. ^ B. Blanco; G. Varas (1 June 2021). "Muere a los 76 años Jovino Novoa, ex senador e histórico dirigente de la UDI" (in Spanish). Emol. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Murió Jovino Novoa, ex funcionario de la dictadura y líder UDI condenado en el caso Penta
  3. ^ Sebastián Minay; Ximena Soto; Paula Catena (1 June 2021). "Las luchas de poder en la derecha de Novoa, el "general" de los coroneles UDI" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ Ximena Pérez Villamil (25 January 2012). "Los intereses que defiende el hombre más poderoso de la UDI" (in Spanish). El Mostrador. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Jovino Novoa: La influyente trayectoria del hombre que tomó las riendas de la UDI tras el asesinato de Guzmán" (in Spanish). Ex-Ante. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Ex jefa de prensa denunció "machismo, clasismo y racismo" en la UDI" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ "Jovino Novoa condenado tras juicio abreviado". El Mostrador. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Jovino Novoa: Condenado a tres años de pena remitida". Qué Pasa. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Jovino Novoa, primer condenado del "Caso Penta", cumplirá pena en libertad". Radio Universidad de Chile. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Jovino Novoa reconoce que recibió $30 millones de Penta y que usó boletas falsas". CIPER. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Siete años de investigaciones por financiamiento ilegal de la política dejan sólo 23 condenados". Radio Cooperativa. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. ^ "La salud de Jovino Novoa: el flanco débil del político más duro". El Mostrador. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Muere Jovino Novoa, exsenador y uno de los fundadores de la UDI". Radio Bío Bío. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Jovino Novoa: ni tan duro". El Mostrador. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  16. ^ "La salud de Jovino Novoa: el flanco débil del político más duro". El Mostrador. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2021.