Julio Álvarez Pinto
Julio Álvarez Pinto | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 25th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1964 |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) Complutense University of Madrid (M.D) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Julio Álvarez Pinto (born 10 September 1964) is a Chilean lawyer and politician affiliated with the Socialist Party (PS).[1]
He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention representing the 26th District of the Los Lagos Region. He previously served as a municipal councillor of Castro during the periods 2008–2012 and 2016–2021.[2]
Biography
Álvarez Pinto was born on 10 September 1964 in Recoleta, Santiago Metropolitan Region.[2] He is the son of Julio Mauricio Álvarez Vera and Hilda Lucinda Pinto Andrade.[2] He is married to Carmen Gloria Vera Martínez and has four children.[2]
He completed his secondary education at Colegio San Ignacio.[2] He studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he earned his law degree.[2] He later completed a Master’s degree in Environmental Law and a Diploma in Advanced Studies at the Complutense University of Madrid.[2] He is also a doctoral candidate in Labour Law at the same university.[2]
Álvarez Pinto has worked as a lawyer in private practice, exercising his profession through his own legal practice.[2]
Political career
He is a member of the Socialist Party of Chile.[2] He served as a councillor of the municipality of Castro for two non-consecutive terms, first from 2008 to 2012 and later from 2016 to 2021.[2]
Constitutional Convention
In the elections held on 15 and 16 May 2021, Álvarez Pinto ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 26th District of the Los Lagos Region as part of the Lista del Apruebo electoral pact.[2]
He obtained 13,824 votes, corresponding to 10.53% of the valid votes cast, becoming the first majority candidate of the district and securing a seat in the convention.[2]