Vladislav Kuzmicic
Vladimir Kuzmicic | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Soria Macchiavello |
| Constituency | 2nd District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1945 |
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| Spouse | Ingrid Astorga |
| Children | Three |
| Education | Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Vladislav Kuzmicic Calderón (born 23 October 1945) is a Chilean politician who served as a deputy.[1]
Early life and family
Kuzmicic was born in Iquique on 23 October 1945.[2] He married Ingrid Astorga, and they have three children.[2]
He completed his primary education at School No. 4 of Iquique and his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of the same city and at the Military School of Chile.[2]
He later entered the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile, where he obtained the degree of physician and surgeon. Between 1977 and 1979, he completed postgraduate studies in Internal Medicine, specializing in Cardiology.[2]
Political career
In 1966, he joined the Socialist Party of Chile and participated as a student leader until 1970. That year, he became delegate of the CUP-Médicos at the hospital in Iquique.[2]
Following the 1973 coup d'état, he was detained and held in Pisagua. He was released in 1974.[2]
During the military government, he served as the first regional secretary of the Socialist Party and later assumed the presidency of the Democratic Alliance of Iquique. He subsequently joined the Party for Democracy (PPD), where he served as provincial president.[2]
He also participated in the Pro-Environment Commission of Iquique and was a leader of the Tennis Club of Tarapacá.[2]
In the 1989 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for District No. 2, Tarapacá Region, obtaining the highest vote total in the district with 30,007 votes (39.16% of the validly cast ballots).[2]
Although elected as a member of the Party for Democracy, he resigned from the party on 13 May 1993. The Electoral Service of Chile later registered him as an independent within the Concertación pact on 16 July 1993.[2]
In the 1993 parliamentary elections, he ran again for the same district but was not elected.[2]
After his term in the National Congress of Chile, he served as councilor of Iquique. He also worked as personal physician to Jorge Soria.[2]