Osvaldo Andrade | |
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| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 22 March 2016 – 22 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Marco Antonio Núñez |
| Succeeded by | Fidel Espinoza |
| Leader of the Socialist Party of Chile | |
| In office 21 August 2010 – 17 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Camilo Escalona |
| Succeeded by | Isabel Allende |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for La Pintana, Pirque, Puente Alto & San José de Maipo | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Isabel Allende |
| Majority | 61,037 (31.0%) |
| Minister of Labor and Social Security | |
| In office 11 March 2006 – 10 December 2008 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Yerko Ljubetic |
| Succeeded by | Claudia Serrano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Osvaldo Andrade Lara 6 February 1953 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse | Myriam Olate Berríos |
| Children | Patricio, Carlos, Andrés and Jearim Yael |
| Parent | Carmen Andrade |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | Official website |
Osvaldo Andrade Lara (born 2 June 1953 in Santiago) is a Chilean Socialist politician. After studying law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Andrade joined the Socialist Party in 1968. He served as director of the Young Socialists. Following the Chilean coup of 1973, he was detained at the Estadio Nacional and at Villa Grimaldi. He was Minister of Labor and Social Security in the government of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet from 2006 to 2008.[1] On 22 March 2016 he became President of the Chamber of Deputies. He succeeded Marco Antonio Núñez.[2] He was succeeded as president on 22 March 2017 by Fidel Espinoza.[3]
Andrade was a 6-foot tall (1.83m) guard for the Chilean national basketball team in the 1970s.
References
- ↑ Directory (2008-03-21). A Directory of World Leaders & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: 2008–2009 Edition. Arc Manor LLC. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-60450-155-1. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ María Paz Núñez (22 March 2016). "Osvaldo Andrade es ratificado como presidente de la Cámara de Diputados hasta 2017" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "Fidel Espinoza asume como nuevo presidente de la Cámara y bancada de la UDI abandona la Sala" (in Spanish). EMOL. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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