Orlando Cornejo Explained

Orlando Cornejo
Order:37th
Office:Mayor of Pichilemu
Term Start:26 September 1992
Term End:6 December 1996
Successor:Jorge Vargas González
Birth Date:26 October 1929
Birth Place:Cáhuil, Pichilemu Chile
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Pichilemu, Chile
Party:Union of the Centrist Center (UCC)
Spouse:María Soledad Cornejo Vargas
Residence:Pichilemu, Chile
Occupation:Tourism entrepreneur, civil servant

Orlando Cornejo Bustamante (26 October 1929 – 20 April 2015) was the 37th Mayor of the commune of Pichilemu, office which he held between September 1992 and December 1996, representing the Union of the Centrist Center (UCC). He was the first mayor of Pichilemu to be elected following the Chilean transition to democracy. In 1996 and 2000, he ran again as a candidate in the municipal elections of these years, but failed to be elected in either.

Early life

Cornejo Bustamante was born on 26 October 1929 in the village of Cáhuil, Pichilemu, in current Cardenal Caro Province, Region of O'Higgins, Chile. His parents were Jermán Luis Cornejo Becerra and Ester Bustamante de Cornejo.[2] He married María Soledad Cornejo Vargas (born 20 November 1963) in Rengo, Cachapoal Province, Region of O'Higgins, on 22 November 2007.[3]

Cornejo was described in a Pichilemu News article from 2011 as "not a very literate person, but criterious, honest."[4]

Political career

Orlando Cornejo Bustamante ran as a candidate in the 1992 municipal election, held in June of that year, representing the Union of the Centrist Center (UCC). He was elected mayor, after obtaining 634 votes (10.72%) out of 5,915.[5] He took office on 26 September of that year,[6] along with councilors Aldo Polanco Contreras, Raúl Tobar Pavez, Jorge Vargas González, Mario Bichón Cáceres, and Mariano Polanco Galarce. Cornejo was the first mayor of Pichilemu to be elected in democracy, after the military regime of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte ended.[6] [7]

Among Cornejo's work as mayor of Pichilemu, in 1995, he purchased for the Municipality of Pichilemu the former Agustín Ross Casino, now turned into a cultural center. The purchase was made with the support of the Pichilemu City Council, composed through the term of 1992 - 96 by Aldo Polanco Contreras, Jorge Vargas González, Mario Bichón Cáceres, Mariano Polanco Galarce, and Raúl Tobar Pavez,[8] for 30 million pesos (approximately US$60,000).[9] Cornejo created a police control booth in the entrance of Pichilemu, near the local cemetery, which has "proved effective helping that crimes affecting other beach resorts do not occur" in Pichilemu.[4] He also contracted monitors to instruct locals of Pañul to work with clay,[10] and gave kiosks to local artisans at the Avenida Costanera Cardenal José María Caro.[11] In 1994, along with President of the Chamber of Tourism of Pichilemu Washington Saldías González, Cornejo requested the National Monuments Council the designation of the Pichilemu historical centre as a "typical zone" (zona típica). The proposal was approved ten years later, on 1 September 2004, thereby naming the area comprising most of the Avenida Agustín Ross area, including the Agustín Ross hotel, former casino, and park.[12]

Orlando Cornejo's mayorship has been qualified as "one of the best administrations of Pichilemu in democracy" by conservative National Renewal (RN) politician Aldo Polanco Contreras, who went on to say in an October 2008 interview with El Expreso de la Costa that "he [Cornejo] would not do anything if it was wrong, because he asked people who are knowledgeable in administrative matters in the municipality and so he had never any trouble."[13]

In 1996, Cornejo ran as a candidate in that year's municipal election, as an independent supported by the List B, of right-wing candidates. However, he failed to be elected, as he obtained 216 votes (3.40%) out of 6,352.[14] He unsuccessfully ran again as a candidate in the 2000 election, as an independent supported by the List D, of his former Progressive Union of the Centrist Center party. Cornejo obtained 86 votes (1.35%) out of 6,370.[15]

Other work

Cornejo is a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Pichilemu. In the organization's fortieth anniversary, Cornejo Bustamante was awarded as a "collaborator of the commune's commerce."[16] He is also a member of the Club Deportivo Independiente de Pichilemu, sports club which he also directed. He owns a residencial (small hotel), which for several years served as the headquarters of Independiente.[17]

Death

Cornejo died on 20 April 2015 in Pichilemu, Chile, at 85. His health was "delicate" in recent times, and was in custody of his family.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Falleció Orlando Cornejo Bustamante, exalcalde de Pichilemu, a los 85 años. Grez. Diego. El Marino. 20 April 2015. es. 20 April 2015. Pichilemu, Chile. Orlando Cornejo Bustamante, former mayor of Pichilemu, died at 85. https://web.archive.org/web/20150420153336/http://www.diarioelmarino.cl/2015/04/20/fallecio-orlando-cornejo-bustamante-exalcalde-de-pichilemu-a-los-85-anos/. 20 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Certificado de Nacimiento para Asignación Familiar – Orlando Cornejo Bustamante . . 23 March 2013 . 23 March 2013 . es . dead . https://www.webcitation.org/6FLRh3i01?url=https://doc-08-60-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/spfp92qvq1nrnr5vshvtne402gi4b0h9/1364076000000/03878218933758081009/*/0B0avc7X-1skedlVzX05QNEFzV1E?e=download . 23 March 2013 .
  3. Web site: Certificado de Matrimonio para Asignación Familiar – Orlando Cornejo Bustamante. Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación de Chile. 31 May 2013. 31 May 2013. es. dead. https://www.webcitation.org/6H2CzjaXF?url=https://doc-0g-60-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/vdl3sflv5ltng2h8seuf160pc9vdj9lb/1370030400000/03878218933758081009/*/0B0avc7X-1skeNVBNbFpCbkxTdHM?h=16653014193614665626&e=download. 31 May 2013.
  4. News: Coqueros y marihuaneros con el traste a dos manos. 17 January 2011. es. Pichilemu News. Saldías. Washington. Washington Saldías González. Pichilemu, Chile. live. 23 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110123140957/http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2011/01/03729-coqueros-y-marihuaneros-con-el-traste-a-dos-manos.html.
  5. Web site: Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 1992. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301080354/http://www.elecciones.gob.cl/SitioHistorico/paginas/1992/municipales/comunas/candidatos/total/4801.htm. 1 March 2012. dead. Ministry of the Interior and Public Security. Chile. es. 22 May 2011.
  6. Book: Gestión Municipal 1993  - 1996. Ilustre Municipalidad de Pichilemu. 1996. Pichilemu, Chile. 23.
  7. News: Alcaldes, regidores y concejales de la comuna de Pichilemu. Saldías González. Washington. Washington Saldías González. 2 August 2007. Pichilemu News. Pichilemu, Chile. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301124852/http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2007/08/01679-alcaldes-regidores-y-concejales-de-la-comuna-de-pichilemu.html. 1 March 2012. dead. 31 May 2013.
  8. Web site: Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 1992. 1992. Ministry of the Interior of Chile. es. 23 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707011554/http://www.elecciones.gob.cl/SitioHistorico/paginas/1992/municipales/comunas/candidatos/total/4801.htm. 7 July 2011. dead.
  9. News: Don Agustín Ross Edwards: a 166 años del natalicio del impulsor del balneario de Pichilemu. Saldías. Washington. 5 February 2010. Pichilemu News. es. 3 July 2011. Pichilemu, Chile. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824113919/http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2010/02/03270-don-agustin-ross-edwards-a-166-anos-del-natalicio-del-impulsor-del-balneario-de-pichilemu.html. 24 August 2011. dead.
  10. News: Artesanía en arcilla de Pañul. Saldías González. Washington. Washington Saldías González. 7 December 2006. Pichilemu News. Pichilemu, Chile. https://archive.today/20130628192534/http://pichilemunews.blogspot.com/2006/12/artesana-en-arcilla-de-paul.html. 28 June 2013. es. live.
  11. News: Reconstrucción de Pichilemu casi completa. El Mercurio de los Estudiantes. El Mercurio S.A.P.. 16 November 2011. 31 May 2013. Vitacura, Chile. dead. Grez Cañete. Diego. 1 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130601035237/http://noticias.elmercuriodelosestudiantes.cl/reconstruccion-de-pichilemu/.
  12. News: Zona Típica de Pichilemu fue publicada en Diario Oficial. Saldías González. Washington. Washington Saldías González. 1 February 2005. Pichilemu News. Pichilemu, Chile. https://archive.today/20130601041453/http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2005/02/00041-zona-tipica-de-pichilemu-fue-publicada-en-diario-oficial.html. 1 June 2013. es. live.
  13. News: Aldo Polanco Contreras: "Yo voy por la primera mayoría". 15 October 2008. El Expreso de la Costa. Calderón. Félix. 6. es. Imprenta O'Higgins. Pichilemu, Chile. (¿Y cómo ha sido su rol fizcalizador? [''sic'': fiscalizador]) Mire si una de las mejores administraciones en democracia fue la de don Orlando Cornejo, el no hacía nada si estaba mal, porque se respaldaba en la gente que sabe de materias administrativas en el municipio y nunca tuvo problema..
  14. Web site: Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306181833/http://elecciones.gob.cl/SitioHistorico/paginas/1996/municipales/comunas/candidatos/total/4801.htm. 6 March 2012. dead. Ministry of the Interior and Public Security. Chile. es. 22 May 2011.
  15. Web site: Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730114154/http://elecciones.gob.cl/SitioHistorico/paginas/2000/municipales/comunas/candidatos/total/4801.htm. 30 July 2012. dead. Ministry of the Interior and Public Security. Chile. es. 22 May 2011.
  16. News: Cuarenta años conmemoró la Cámara de Comercio del balneario. Pichilemu News. Pichilemu, Chile. Saldías. Washington. Washington Saldías González. 3 July 2007. 1 June 2013. live. 1 June 2013. es. https://archive.today/20130601040119/http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2007/07/01630-cuarenta-anos-conmemoro-la-camara-de-comercio-del-balneario.html.
  17. News: El "Independiente" de Pichilemu construye su sede definitiva y hay que inaugurarla. Pichilemu News. Pichilemu, Chile. Saldías. Washington. Washington Saldías González. 14 January 2010. 1 June 2013. live. 1 June 2013. es. https://archive.today/20130601040827/http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2010/01/03242-el-independiente-de-pichilemu-construye-su-sede-definitiva-y-hay-que-inaugurarla.html.

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