Orlando Cornejo
Orlando Cornejo | |
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Gustavo Parraguez Galarce (interim) | |
Succeeded by | Jorge Vargas González |
Personal details | |
Born | Cáhuil, Pichilemu Chile | 26 October 1929
Died | 20 April 2015[1] Pichilemu, Chile | (aged 85)
Political party | Union of the Centrist Center (UCC) |
Spouse | María Soledad Cornejo Vargas (2007–present) |
Residence(s) | 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
Cornejo was described in a
Political career
Orlando Cornejo Bustamante ran as a candidate in the 1992 municipal election, held in June of that year, representing the
Among Cornejo's work as mayor of Pichilemu, in 1995, he purchased for the Municipality of Pichilemu the former
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.
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]
References
- ^ a b Grez, Diego (20 April 2015). "Falleció Orlando Cornejo Bustamante, exalcalde de Pichilemu, a los 85 años" [Orlando Cornejo Bustamante, former mayor of Pichilemu, died at 85]. El Marino (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Certificado de Nacimiento para Asignación Familiar – Orlando Cornejo Bustamante" (in Spanish). Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación de Chile. 23 March 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Certificado de Matrimonio para Asignación Familiar – Orlando Cornejo Bustamante" (in Spanish). Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación de Chile. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archivedfrom the original on 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 1992" (in Spanish). Chile: Ministry of the Interior and Public Security. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ a b Gestión Municipal 1993 – 1996. Pichilemu, Chile: Ilustre Municipalidad de Pichilemu. 1996. p. 23.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the originalon 1 March 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 1992" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior of Chile. 1992. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the originalon 24 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archivedfrom the original on 31 May 2013.
- ^ Grez Cañete, Diego (16 November 2011). "Reconstrucción de Pichilemu casi completa". El Mercurio de los Estudiantes. Vitacura, Chile: El Mercurio S.A.P. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archivedfrom the original on 1 June 2013.
- ^ Calderón, Félix (15 October 2008). "Aldo Polanco Contreras: "Yo voy por la primera mayoría"". El Expreso de la Costa (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile: Imprenta O'Higgins. p. 6.
(¿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.
- ^ "Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 1996" (in Spanish). Chile: Ministry of the Interior and Public Security. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 2000" (in Spanish). Chile: Ministry of the Interior and Public Security. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archivedfrom the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archivedfrom the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.