Hernán Pinto
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Hernán Pinto | |
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_2.jpg) Hernán Pinto (2009) | |
| Mayor of Valparaíso | |
| In office 26 September 1992 – 6 December 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Suárez Pizarro |
| Succeeded by | Aldo Cornejo |
| Mayor of Valparaíso | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 27 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo Staig Araujo |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Suárez Pizarro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hernán Eduardo Pinto Miranda January 17, 1953 |
| Died | July 29, 2020 (aged 67) Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Hernán Eduardo Pinto Miranda (17 January 1953 – 29 July 2020) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC).
Biography
[edit]He served as the mayor of Valparaíso, Chile's second largest city, from March 1990 to March 1992 and again from 26 September 1992 until 6 December 2004. Under Pinto, Valparaíso was declared Chile's "Cultural Capital" in May 2003 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2003.[1]
In 2009, Pinto ran for the Senate of Chile seeking to represent the Quinta Costa constituency, but lost the election.[1]
Pinto ran to regain his old job, Mayor of Valparaíso, in 2012.[1] He won the primary election over Paula Quintana to win the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) nomination in the mayoral general election.[1] However, Pinto was defeated in the Valparaíso mayoral general election by incumbent Mayor Jorge Castro Muñoz.[1]
On 3 July 2020, Pinto was admitted to Clínica Reñaca, a hospital in Viña del Mar, for respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.[1] He remained on a ventilator in the hospital's intensive care unit from July 3 until his death.[1] Hernán Pinto died in the hospital from complications of COVID-19 on 29 July 2020, at the age of 67.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Astudillo, Daniela (2020-07-29). "Fallece exalcalde de Valparaíso Hernán Pinto por complicaciones derivadas del Covid-19". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "A los 67 años, fallece ex alcalde de Valparaíso, Hernán Pinto por Covid-19". El Mostrador. 2020-07-29. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.