Nino Baltolu
Nino Baltolu | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the district |
| Constituency | District 1 |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ximena Valcarce |
| Succeeded by | Vlado Mirosevic |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1953 |
| Party | |
| Spouse | Liliana Zenteno |
| Children | Three |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Chemist |
Nino Baltolu Rasera (born 28 September 1953) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Baltolu was born on September 28, 1956, in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He is the son of Ángel Baltolu Brandano, a businessman, and Flora Rasera Collet, also a businesswoman.[4]
He is married to Liliana Zenteno and is the father of three children: Nino Francesco, Carla Valeria, and Renata Fabiola.[4]
Baltolu completed his primary education in Arica at Colegio Santa Ana (1960–1961), Escuela Nº 30 (1962), Colegio San Marcos (1963–1964), and Escuela Nº 1 (1965), finishing his primary studies at Colegio San Marcos in 1971. He later pursued higher education in Arica at the University of the North, enrolling in Electronic Engineering in 1972. From 1973 to 1975, he studied Laboratory Chemistry, which he did not complete.[4]
Professional career
Between 1982 and 2018, Baltolu served as general manager of Lavandería La Moderna de Arica, a family business founded in 1957.[4] In 1982, he also founded the company Lavados Industriales Arica S.A.[4]
Between 2001 and 2005, he served as president of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services, and Tourism of Arica.[4]
In 2005, he became president of the Centro de Formación Técnica de Tarapacá (CFT), affiliated with the University of Tarapacá.[4]
After completing his first term in Congress in 2014, he returned to work at the family business Lavandería La Moderna de Arica.[4]
Political career
Baltolu entered politics in 1992 as a city councilor of Arica representing National Renewal, serving from 1992 to 1996. After completing his term, he did not seek re-election and instead served as a regional councilor for the former Tarapacá Region for two consecutive terms: 1996–2000 and 2000–2004.[4]
In 2005, he resigned from National Renewal and ran as an independent candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in the former 1st electoral district, but was not elected.[4]
In the 2008 municipal elections, he ran for mayor with the support of the Alliance for Chile coalition but was not elected. He later joined the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).[4]
In the 2017 parliamentary elections, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing the Independent Democratic Union for the 1st electoral district of the Arica and Parinacota Region for the 2018–2022 term, obtaining 9,272 votes, equivalent to 13.02% of the total valid votes.[4]
In the November 2021 parliamentary elections, he sought re-election as a deputy for the same district as a candidate of the Independent Democratic Union within the Chile Podemos Más coalition for the 2022–2026 term. He obtained 2,969 votes (3.69%) and was not re-elected.[4]
Other activities
During his youth, Baltolu was active as an athlete in volleyball and football. In football, he was a member of the first team of Club de Deportes Arica.[4]
Between 1969 and 1981, he served as a leader of the Arica Volleyball Association. Later, between 1989 and 1993, he was a board member of Club de Deportes Arica, serving as its president in 1991.[4]
References
- ^ "La insólita intervención de un diputado UDI sobre banda Como Asesinar a Felipes". Radio Cooperativa. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Baltolu y Defensoría de las Víctimas: "Se garantizará el acceso oportuno a la justicia para todos los ciudadanos"". Frontera Norte. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Nino Baltolu llamó al autocuidado y a vacunarse para evitar contagios de Covid19 en Arica". Chamber of Deputies of Chile. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Nino Baltolu Rasera". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.