Rojo Edwards
José Manuel Rojo Edwards Silva (born 15 July 1977) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer.
Rojo Edwards | |
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 Official portrait (2022) | |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| Constituency | 7th Circunscription |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Díaz del Río |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the district |
| Constituency | 51st District (Cholchol, Freire, Nueva Imperial, Pitrufquén, Saavedra and Teodoro Schmidt) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1977 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | National Renewal (2009–2016/2019) Republican Party (2019–) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Civil engineer |
Rojo Edwards entered into the center-right party National Renewal in 2009. In december of that year he was elected as deputy for the Araucanía Region for the period of 2010-2014. He was reelected in 2013. On September 28, 2016, he announced his resignation from militancy in National Renewal.[1] He tried to be senator in the 2017 election for the Araucanía Region, but did not get enough votes. In 2019 he entered into the Republican Party. In 2021 Chilean general election, Rojo Edwards supported José Antonio Kast's candidacy, and he ran again to be senator for the Santiago Metropolitan Region, obtaining the third mayority thus being a senator for the Republican Party.
In January 2022, Edwards became the president of the Republican Party.[2][3][4][5]
References
- "Deputy Edwards resigns from RN-and-points-out his criticisms to the "elite" of the party". La Tercera. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- "Se acaba la era Kast: senador electo Rojo Edwards será el nuevo presidente del Partido Republicano". El Mostrador. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- Guerra, Ignacio (7 January 2022). "Partido Republicano ratifica a Rojo Edwards como nuevo presidente tras renuncia de Kast". Emol. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- Lara, Emilio (8 January 2022). "Senador (e) Rojo Edwards asume presidencia del Partido Republicano en reemplazo de Kast". Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- Garrido, Mónica (9 January 2022). "Rojo Edwards como nuevo líder de Republicanos: 'Debe existir coordinación con Chile Vamos. Eso no significa ser pcoalición, si no que un acuerdo mínimo que nos permita funcionar'". La Tercera. Retrieved 8 March 2022.