Rodrigo Montt

Rodrigo Montt Swett
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Legal Director and Managing director (CEO) of the General Directorate of Credit Pledgee of Chile.
In office November 26, 2010 – March, 2014
Councillor for Lo Barnechea
Incumbent
Assumed office December 6, 2012
Personal details
Born	(1974-07-05) July 5, 1974 Santiago, Chile
Political party	National Renewal
Spouse(s)	Carolina Ureta
Children	Rodrigo Montt Ureta
Residence	Santiago, Chile
Alma mater	University of the Andes University of Barcelona
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Rodrigo Antonio Montt Swett (born July 5, 1974) is a Chilean lawyer, jurist and politician, currently a councilor for Lo Barnechea.

Early life

Montt was born in Santiago, Chile on July 5, 1974, the fourth of six children of Manuel Montt Dubournais and María Gloria Swett De la Cerda.

Education

He was enrolled in the Colegio del Verbo Divino ("Divine Word High School") Verbo Divino, from which he graduated in 1991.

He studied law and matriculated from the University of the Andes in 2001, obtaining his law degree from the Chilean Supreme Court.

He continued his postgraduate education obtaining a master's degree in commercial law at Adolfo Ibáñez University and one in criminal law jointly at Pompeu Fabra University and the University of Barcelona in Spain.

Early political career

He belongs to the politically influential Montt family and is a descendant of deputies. His grandfather was Manuel Montt Lehuedé and his great-grandfather, Luis Montt Montt, brother of the Ex-President Pedro Montt Montt (1906–1910), and great-great-grandson of the Ex President Manuel Montt Torres (1851–1861).

He worked at Estudio Jurídico Simonetti & Cía. between 1998 and 2003 and in 2004 went to work for Manuel Montt & Cía. After that he decided to dedicate himself to public service.

He stood for the position of deputy in the Chilean parliamentary election of 2005 for District 34 (San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Las Cabras, Peumo, Pichidegua, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua), as an Independent candidate in the pact between the Alliance for Chile and the National Renewal.

Present day

He continues his political activities and is president of the party for District 34. He took part in a television program "Politic Savoury" on the "New TV 4 channel of San Fernando", a program providing analysis of the political situation.

He was a candidate for deputy in the election of 2009, representing the National Renewal party in district 34. He was the Seremi of Justice in the O'Higgins Region of Chile in the new government formed in March 2010.

Since November, is the Legal Director of the General Directorate of Credit Pledgee, Chilean public institution better known as "Aunt Rica", and in December also serves as its Managing director (CEO).

On 28 October this year, was elected Councillor (Concejal in Spanish) for Lo Barnechea a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, in the Chilean municipal election, 2012. Exercising it from the December 6, 2012 to December 6, 2016.

Elections

Chilean parliamentary election, 2005

• Disputy election 2005 distry 34 (San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Las Cabras, Peumo, Pichidegua, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua).

Candidate	Pact	Party	Votes	Centage %	Result
Alejandra Sepúlveda Orbenes	Concert	PDC	50.045	54,42	Deputy
Alba Gallardo Velásquez	Concert	PS	5.988	6,51
José Figueroa Jorquera	Juntos Podemos Más	PC	4.127	4,49
José Tejo Miranda	Juntos Podemos Más	PH	1.257	1,37
Juan Masferrer Pellizzari	Alliance for Chile	UDI	17.860	19,42	Deputy
Rodrigo Montt Swett	Alliance for Chile	Indp./RN	12.688	13,80

Chilean parliamentary election, 2009

• Disputy election 2009 distry 34 (San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Las Cabras, Peumo, Pichidegua, San Vicente de Tagua Tagua).

Candidate	Pact	Party	Votes	Centage %	Result
Moisés Valenzuela Martínez	Concert	PDC	13.053	14,05
Uldaricio Roberto Acosta Maluenda	Concert	PRSD	5.258	5,66
Rodrigo Montt Swett	Alliance for Chile	RN	10.969	11,81
Javier Macaya Danús	Alliance for Chile	UDI	16.885	18,18	Deputy
Héctor Espinosa Díaz	New Major for Chile	Indp./L. C	1.027	1,10
Alejandra Amalia Sepúlveda Orbenes	Clean Chile. Happy Vote	PRI	42.335	45,59	Deputy
Jorge Andrés Mayol Bouchon	Clean Chile. Happy Vote	Indp./L. D	3.313	3,56

Chilean municipal election, 2012

Chilean municipal election, 2012 for Lo Barnechea a commune of Chile.

Candidate	Pact	Party	Votes	Centage %	Result
Javiera Rivas Fernández	Equality for Chile	PI	981	3,98
Faviola Vega Morales	Equality for Chile	PI	82	0,33
Abraham Urrutia López	Equality for Chile	PI	51	0,20
Yisela Aguayo Reyes	Equality for Chile	Ind. L. A	93	0,37
Leónidas Pino Yevenes	Regionalistas e Independientes	PRI	191	0,77
Hugo Neira Lopetegui	Regionalistas e Independientes	PRI	285	1,15
Jorge Contreras Lira	Regionalistas e Independientes	Ind.L. B	673	2,73
Hugo Muñoz Minchel	Regionalistas e Independientes	Ind. L. B	521	2,11
Jeannette Villafuerte Gálvez	Regionalistas e Independientes	Ind. L. B	47	0,19
Carola Eitel Canales	Regionalistas e Independientes	Ind. L. B	623	2,53
Fabiola Andrea Gándara Godoy	El Cambio por Ti	Ind. L. C	168	0,68
Daniel Ignacio Suarez Carvajal	El Cambio por Ti	Ind. L. C	139	0,56
Carolina Echeverría Moya	Por un Chile justo	PPD	976	3,96
Jorge Sáez Quezada	Por un Chile justo	PCC	183	0,74
Alejandro Flores Vega	Por un Chile justo	ILE	38	0,15
Sebastián Hormazábal Cepeda	Concertación Democrática	PS	290	1,17
Francisco Antonio Muñoz López	Concertación Democrática	PS	258	1,04
Claudio Rojas Carvajal	Concertación Democrática	Ind. L. F	186	0,75
Cristina Meneses Espinoza	Concertación Democrática	PDC	702	2,85
José Luis Ortega Pereira	Concertación Democrática	PDC	1.192	4,84
Rodrigo Montt Swett	Coalición	RN	2662	10,82	Councillor
Macarena Silva Irarrázaval	Coalición	RN	3.154	12,82	Councillor
Felipe Alfonso Irarrázaval Ovalle	Coalición	Ind. L. H	2.470	10,04	Councillor
Paula Phillips Maturana	Coalición	UDI	3.478	14,13	Councillor
Carlos Ward Edwards	Coalición	UDI	3.997	16,24	Councillor
René Barba Rondanelli	Coalición	UDI	1.157	4,70	Councillor