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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Durán and the second or maternal family name is Salinas.
Eduardo Durán
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office
11 March 2018 – 11 March 2026
ConstituencySan Miguel
(13th District)
Personal details
Born (1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 52)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyRenovación Nacional (RN)
SpouseMarjorie Vásquez
ChildrenTwo
Parent(s)Eduardo Durán Castro
Raquel Salinas
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCivil Engineer
Economist

Eduardo Durán Salinas (Santiago, January 1, 1972) is a Chilean civil engineer, economist, politician, and Renovación Nacional (RN) member . He served as governor of the Province of Ñuble in the period from March 11, 2010, to March 11, 2014, under the first presidency of Sebastián Piñera.[1]

Currently he is a representative for district No. 13, made up of the communes of El Bosque, La Cisterna, Lo Espejo, Pedro Aguirre Cerda, San Miguel and San Ramón, which are part of Greater Santiago. He is also one of the members of the so-called "evangelical caucus."[2]

Biography

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He is the son of Eduardo Durán Castro, former bishop of the First Methodist Pentecostal Church Jotabeche 40, and Raquel Salinas Caris. In 2006 he was chosen as one of the "100 Young Leaders of the Country" by the newspaper El Mercurio and the Adolfo Ibáñez University.[3] He is a member of the Chilean Bible Society and the Chilean Society of Public Policies.[citation needed]

Studies and professional career

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He completed his secondary studies at the Instituto Nacional, from which he graduated in 1988. He studied civil engineering in civil works at the University of Santiago, where he finished his studies in 1996. He has two postgraduate degrees, one jointly from the University of Chile and Tulane University, where he obtained a Master in Business Administration degree, and another from Georgetown University, where he obtained a Master in Applied Economics degree.[4]

He was director of Alfaomega Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda., Inmobiliaria Alfaomega Ltda. and Embotelladora Southern Waters Ltda.[4]

Controversies

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The deputy intervened during the vote on the Gender identity law in the Chamber of Deputies on September 12, 2018. On the occasion, he criticized the bill, pointing out that "in terms of pensions, men could decide that they are women to retire early", which earned him criticism from other parliamentarians and citizens on social networks.[5]

He has also been questioned about his relationship with the evangelical bishop, Eduardo Durán Castro, whose son he is, from whom he received an "allowance" as a deputy, and who has been investigated by the Chilean Investigative Police and the Internal Revenue Service due to accusations of money laundering and tax crimes within the evangelical church.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2020). "Eduardo Alfredo Durán Salinas. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  2. ^ "Eduardo Duran Salinas – Anales de la República" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. ^ "Red Líderes". Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ^ a b "Ministerio del Interior, Gobernación de Ñuble -curriculum". 2011-02-05. Archived from the original on 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ^ Tercera, La (2018-09-12). "Diputado Durán por ley de Identidad de Género: "Los hombres podrían decidir que son mujeres para jubilarse con anticipación"". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. ^ DÍNAMO, EL (2018-09-13). "Nelson Ávila por diputado Durán: "Es el hijo del 'obispo' sinvergüenza que se ha hecho multimillonario en la industria de la fe"". El Dínamo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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