Washington Saldías González Explained

Order:Councillor of Pichilemu
Term Start:6 December 1996
Term End:6 December 2004
Birth Name:Washington Ramón Saldías González
Birth Date:24 August 1949
Birth Place:Chile
Occupation:Councillor of Pichilemu
Party:Independent[1]
Residence: Pichilemu, Chile

Washington Ramón Saldías González (born August 24, 1949) is a Chilean politician. Saldías is also the executive editor of Pichilemu News.

Saldías was elected Councillor of Pichilemu with 870 votes (13.70%) from a total of 6,352 votes in Chilean municipal election of 1996.[1]

Biography

Saldías was born in Santiago, Chile on August 24, 1949. His family moved to Pichilemu in 1950, and he stayed there until 1964.

In 1975, Saldías was hired by La Tercera as Correspondent in Pichilemu for the newspaper. In 1979, he became Governor of the recently founded Cardenal Caro Province.[2] Saldías acquired the rights to edit Periódico Pichilemu (founded in 1944), from January 31, 1986 until 1990. His project remained dormant until January 2000, when he founded Pichilemu News.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SISTEMA DE DESPLIEGUE DE COMPUTOS - MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR . elecciones.gob.cl . 13 August 2010.
  2. Web site: ..Pichilemu News -- Pichilemu en Noticias..: Editorial . pichilemunews.cl . 13 August 2010.