Sergio Ojeda Uribe
Sergio Ojeda | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | 55th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1981 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Spouse | María Mercedes Schmidt |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Sergio Ojeda Uribe (born 12 March 1943) is a Chilean politician who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[1]
Ojeda served as president of the Bar Association of Osorno and vice president of the Valdivia Bar Association.[2]
Biography
Ojeda was born on 12 March 1943 in Riachuelo.[2] He is the son of Manuel Fabriciano Ojeda Caro and María Paulina Uribe Inostroza.[2] He is married to María Mercedes Schmidt and is the father of four children.[2]
He completed his primary education at former School No. 5 of Osorno and his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of the same city.[2] He later studied law at the University of Concepción, where he obtained his law degree.[2]
Professionally, he practiced as a lawyer, providing legal advice to politically dismissed professionals and defending agricultural workers in Osorno.[2] He also acted as legal adviser to several trade unions in collective bargaining processes.[2]
He worked for Diario Austral and served as a commentator on regional radio stations.[2] He founded the Association of Mortgage Debtors of Osorno and served as president of the Association of Academics of the Professional Institute of Osorno, now the University of Los Lagos.[2]
Political career
He began his political activities as a member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in Osorno.[2] He later served as the first president in Osorno of the Democratic Alliance, a political coalition active between 1983 and 1987.[2] In parallel, he chaired the local Human Rights Commission and co-founded the Center for Local Progress.[2]
In 1988, he was elected president of the Concertación de Partidos por el No in his region.[2] He later served as communal and provincial president of the PDC.[2]