Rodrigo Logan Explained

Rodrigo Logan
Birth Date:1980 2, df=y
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Office:Member of the Constitutional Convention of Chile
Constituency:District 9
Term Start:4 July 2021
Term End:4 July 2022
Party:Close to Renovación Nacional (2016)
Independent (2016–2020)
Party of the People (2021–2022)
Common Sense (2022–)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer
Parents:Enzo Logan
Margarita Soto[1]

Rodrigo Logan Soto (born 1 February 1980) is a Chilean politician and lawyer.

Biography

Born in Quinta Normal in 1980, Rodrigo is the son of the shoe salesman Enzo Logan[2] and Margarita Soto, an employee of La Polar.[1] he grew up in that commune until he was five[1] when his parents achieved to acquire ―through a subsidy― a house in Recoleta, a commune from which he hasn't moved.[1]

His stay at the school in Recoleta was brief because in fifth grade his parents decided to enroll him at the José Victorino Lastarria Lycee.[1] There, he worked to achieve his goal of studying law at the University of Chile, which he reached in 1998 after a failed attempt in 1997.[1]

In 2016, Logan run for conusilmen of Recoleta and was supported by the centre-rightist party Renovación Nacional.[3]

On 16 May 2021, he was elected as a constituent for the Chilean Constitutional Convention representing his district (N°9) which includes communes like Recoleta and Quinta Normal.[4] Days later, it was reported by CNN Chile that Logan was the most voted constituent of the ninth district.[5]

On 4 July 2021, he obtained five votes in the career for being the Constitutional Convention's vice president. One was Bessy Gallardo's.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Logan lo quiere todo: La fórmula del único constituyente electo independiente y fuera de listas. The Clinic. 8 July 2021. 24 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Logan lo quiere todo: La fórmula del único constituyente electo independiente y fuera de listas. The Clinic. 8 July 2021. 24 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Serie especial constituyente (5): las claves de Recoleta e Independencia, la fuerza de RN y del PC y el rol de los Girardi. Por Kenneth Bunker. Ex-Ante. 22 May 2021. 24 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Rodrigo Logan se convierte en constituyente tras imponerse como independiente y sin pacto. Mega. 16 May 2021. 24 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Rodrigo Logan, el constituyente más votado del D9: "No podemos perder un minuto en peleas bobas y de egos". Chilevisión. 22 May 2021. 24 July 2021.
  6. News: Bessy Gallardo explica votación por Rodrigo Logan como vicepresidente de la CC: "Renato Garín nos arrinconó". 4 July 2021. 24 July 2021. Chilevisión. Spanish.
  7. News: Por cambiar su voto: La tensa polémica de Bessy Gallardo con Jaime Bassa y Renato Garín. 4 July 2021. 24 July 2021. ADN Radio Chile. Spanish.