Carlos Maldonado Curti

Carlos Maldonado Curti
Carlos Maldonado Curti
President of the Radical Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 August 2018
Preceded by	Ernesto Velasco
Minister of Justice
	In office; 27 March 2007 – 11 March 2010
President	Michelle Bachelet
Preceded by	Isidro Solís
Succeeded by	Felipe Bulnes
Undersecretary of Justice
	In office; 11 March 2006 – 27 March 2007
Preceded by	Jorge Navarrete Poblete
Succeeded by	Augusto Prado Sánchez
Personal details
Born	21 July 1963 (age 61)[citation needed]; Valparaíso, Chile[citation needed]
Political party	Radical Party (1983–1994; 2018–2022); Radical Social Democrat Party (1994–2018); Democrats (2022–)
Spouse	Cecilia Cancino Reyes
Children	Three
Alma mater	University of Valparaíso (BA); University of Chile (MA);
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Carlos Domingo Maldonado Curti (born 21 July^{[citation needed]} 1963) is a Chilean politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Radical Party and is currently linked to Freemasonry.^[1]

Maldonado was General Undersecretary of Government (2006–07) Minister of Justice (2007–10) during the first government of President Michelle Bachelet.^[2]^[3]

He was pre-candidate of the Radical Party of Chile (PR).^[4]^[5]^[6] Later, on 2 September 2022, he was suspended from the PR for having promoted the «Reject» option towards the 2022 Chilean constitutional plebiscite,^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] which was won by that option with a 62% of the votes.^[11]^[12]

Biography

He was born and raised in Cerro Jiménez in Valparaíso.^[13]^[14] His father ―a former radical leader― retired as an employee of the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE, «State Railways Company»), the same company where his grandfather had been a worker.^[15]

His primary and secondary education were at the E-310 School, and the Eduardo de la Barra High School, both public schools. He graduated from the University of Valparaíso^[13] School of Law and received a master's degree in law from the University of Chile.

In 2018, Maldonado was elected as the president of his party.^[16]

On 27 March 2019, he joined with Sebastián Piñera.^[17]

In the primaries of the Constituent Unity he lost against the candidates Yasna Provoste (winner; christian-democratic) and Paula Narváez (socialist).

Personal life

Football

He is supporter of Santiago Wanderers.^[18]

References

^ "El mapa de poder de la masonería chilena". Nuevo Poder. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Cuatro exministros de Bachelet candidatos: ¿Qué une a la expresidenta con Narváez, Rincón, Muñoz y Maldonado?". La Tercera. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Exministro Carlos Maldonado es proclamado carta del PR a La Moneda". Radio Bío-Bío. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ Aravena, Francisco (23 July 2021). "El otro precandidato: las definiciones de Carlos Maldonado". La Tercera. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ Cáceres, Felipe (29 March 2021). "Carlos Maldonado, candidato presidencial PR: "Existen condiciones para que sumemos fuerzas con Daniel Jadue"". La Tercera. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ "El PR tiene a su "Mandalorian": Carlos Maldonado se inscribe en consulta ciudadana de Unidad Constituyente". El Mostrador. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Partido Radical suspende militancia de Carlos Maldonado por apoyar abiertamente al Rechazo". Radio Bío-Bío. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Plebiscito: Partido Radical suspende la militancia de su expresidente Carlos Maldonado tras optar por el Rechazo". La Tercera. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Partido Radical suspende militancia de Carlos Maldonado por promover el Rechazo: 'Generó daño político a la colectividad'". CNN Chile. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Partido Radical suspendió la militancia de Carlos Maldonado por apoyar el Rechazo". Radio Cooperativa. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Chile Says 'No' to Left-Leaning Constitution After 3 Years of Debate". NY Times. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "La celebración con sabor a revancha de los senadores DC Ximena Rincón y Matías Walker junto a Carlos Maldonado (PR)". La Tercera. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b La Tercera (Santiago), 8 April 2007, page 6
^ "Quién es el candidato Carlos Maldonado". Radio Pauta. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Carlos Maldonado: De subsecretario de Lagos Weber a reemplazante de Solís en Justicia" (in Spanish). Emol. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Tribunal Supremo declara a Carlos Maldonado nuevo Presidente del Partido Radical" (in Spanish). Radical Party of Chile. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Maldonado (PR) tras cita con Piñera: "Esta fue una primera señal (…) pero los frutos habrá que verlos en el tiempo"" (in Spanish). Emol. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Carlos Maldonado, wanderino y candidato presidencial: "En mi gobierno vamos a transmitir el fútbol por TV abierta"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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[1] "El mapa de poder de la masonería chilena". Nuevo Poder. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[2] "Cuatro exministros de Bachelet candidatos: ¿Qué une a la expresidenta con Narváez, Rincón, Muñoz y Maldonado?". La Tercera. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[3] "Exministro Carlos Maldonado es proclamado carta del PR a La Moneda". Radio Bío-Bío. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[4] Aravena, Francisco (23 July 2021). "El otro precandidato: las definiciones de Carlos Maldonado". La Tercera. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[5] Cáceres, Felipe (29 March 2021). "Carlos Maldonado, candidato presidencial PR: "Existen condiciones para que sumemos fuerzas con Daniel Jadue"". La Tercera. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[6] "El PR tiene a su "Mandalorian": Carlos Maldonado se inscribe en consulta ciudadana de Unidad Constituyente". El Mostrador. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[7] "Partido Radical suspende militancia de Carlos Maldonado por apoyar abiertamente al Rechazo". Radio Bío-Bío. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[8] "Plebiscito: Partido Radical suspende la militancia de su expresidente Carlos Maldonado tras optar por el Rechazo". La Tercera. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[9] "Partido Radical suspende militancia de Carlos Maldonado por promover el Rechazo: 'Generó daño político a la colectividad'". CNN Chile. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[10] "Partido Radical suspendió la militancia de Carlos Maldonado por apoyar el Rechazo". Radio Cooperativa. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[11] "Chile Says 'No' to Left-Leaning Constitution After 3 Years of Debate". NY Times. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[12] "La celebración con sabor a revancha de los senadores DC Ximena Rincón y Matías Walker junto a Carlos Maldonado (PR)". La Tercera. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[latercera-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b La Tercera (Santiago), 8 April 2007, page 6

[14] "Quién es el candidato Carlos Maldonado". Radio Pauta. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[emol1-15] "Carlos Maldonado: De subsecretario de Lagos Weber a reemplazante de Solís en Justicia" (in Spanish). Emol. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[16] "Tribunal Supremo declara a Carlos Maldonado nuevo Presidente del Partido Radical" (in Spanish). Radical Party of Chile. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[17] "Maldonado (PR) tras cita con Piñera: "Esta fue una primera señal (…) pero los frutos habrá que verlos en el tiempo"" (in Spanish). Emol. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[18] "Carlos Maldonado, wanderino y candidato presidencial: "En mi gobierno vamos a transmitir el fútbol por TV abierta"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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