Carlos Larraín Explained

Carlos Larraín
Office:Senator for Los Ríos
Term Start:January 17, 2011
Term End:March 11, 2014
Predecessor:Andrés Allamand Zavala
Successor:Ena von Baer
Birth Date:November 18, 1942
Birth Place:Chile
Occupation:Lawyer
Spouse:Victoria Hurtado
Children:12
Party:
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    Carlos Aníbal Larraín Peña is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He represented Los Ríos in the Senate and was the president of National Renewal (Renovación Nacional).[1]

    Biography

    Carlos Larraín Peña received an LL.B. from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 1967, and an M.A. from the Université catholique de Louvain in 1968.[2]

    In 1994, he started Larrain y Asociados Ltda., a law firm.[2] In 1996, he was elected as a councilor in Las Condes, and re-elected in 2000, 2004, and 2008.[1] He now serves as the President of National Renewal.[1]

    He is a member of the Larraín family.

    He is married to Victoria Hurtado and has twelve children. He declares to be a devout Roman Catholic and member of the Opus Dei.

    His son, Martín Larraín, ran over a man in his jeep and killed him, in September 2013 on a highway. After a 1st and 2nd judiciary process his son was acquitted of driving under the influence of alcohol. The final proves where that he phoned for emergency services for 50 minutes, then fled the scene, leaving two friends to account for what had happened.[3] No immediate blood test was performed, hence no blood alcohol level was established. The two former friends were later charged with obstruction of justice.[4] The case was largely public in social networks and media[5] and inspired the 2016 film Much Ado About Nothing.

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    Notes and References

    1. http://www.rn.cl/v1/directiva Renovación Nacional leadership
    2. http://www.larrain.cl/eng/abogados/clarrain01.htm Law firm biography
    3. Web site: Martín Larraín fue absuelto en segundo juicio por mortal atropello.
    4. Web site: 24 December 2014 . Caso Martín Larraín: Penalistas analizan los alcances del fallo absolutorio del Tribunal de Cauquenes . 12 June 2024 . www.lasegunda.com . Spanish.
    5. Web site: Las claves para entender qué cambió en los dos juicios contra Martín Larraín. 23 December 2014.