Cristóbal Urruticoechea Explained

Cristóbal Urruticoechea
Office:Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Term Start:11 March 2018
Constituency:21st district of the Biobío Region
Predecessor:District established
Birth Date:21 November 1975
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Party:Independent Democratic Union
(2005–2012)
National Renewal[1]
(2017–2020)
Republican Party
(2021–present)
Children:7
Alma Mater:Inacap
Profession:Graphic designer, publicist

Cristóbal Ignacio de Loyola Urruticoechea Ríos (born 21 November 1975)[2] [3] is a Chilean politician currently serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented District 21 of the Biobío Region since 2018. He previously served as councilman of Los Ángeles.

Urruticoechea voted in opposition to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the Chilean Congress in 2021. He explained his vote by saying that homosexual couples "claiming rights that nature denies them is going against every notion of natural order" and said that the bill to legalize same-sex marriage was "filled with fictions… which suppress the truth." He added that he was neither racist, discriminatory, nor homophobic.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El diputado Cristóbal Urruticoechea renuncia a su militancia en Renovación Nacional. Radio Bío Bío. 23 October 2020. 19 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Cristóbal Ignacio de Loyola Urruticoechea Ríos – Reseñas Biográficas . www.bcn.cl/ . 23 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Diputado Cristóbal Urruticoechea Ríos . www.camara.cl/ . 23 October 2021.
  4. News: Álvarez . Mauro . UMatrimonio Igualitario: los argumentos de diputados del Biobío. 23 December 2021 . diarioconcepcion.cl . 23 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211211232255/https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2021/06/02/urrutia-y-matrimonio-igualitario-es-un-volador-de-luces-para-distraer-lo-que-esta-viviendo-chile.shtml . 11 December 2021 . Spanish.