Eduardo Castillo Vigouroux
Eduardo Castillo Vigoroux | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 23rd District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1950 |
| Party | Party for Democracy |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) Temuco Catholic University (LL.M) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Eduardo Castillo Vigouroux (born 25 June 1950) is a Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Party for Democracy (PPD).[1][2][3][4]
He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 23rd electoral district of the Araucanía Region. He previously served as a municipal councillor of Temuco (1992–1996) and Padre Las Casas (1996–2004), and acted as coordinator of the Convention’s Transitional Provisions Committee.[1]
In 2013, he was appointed as dean of the Faculty of Law of the Temuco Catholic University.[5]
Biography
Castillo Vigoroux was born on 25 June 1950. He is the son of Salustio Javier Castillo López and Estela Evencia Vigouroux Meneses.[1]
He completed his secondary education at Colegio San Ignacio in Santiago. He studied law at the University of Chile,[6] qualifying as a lawyer in 1979. He later obtained a Master’s degree in Constitutional Law from the Temuco Catholic University (UCT) and holds a postgraduate diploma in Applied Political Science from the University of Chile.
Professionally, he has worked at the Vicariate of Solidarity of the Archdiocese of Santiago, the Indigenous Institute Foundation of the Diocese of Temuco, and as head of legal affairs of the Regional Government of Araucanía.[1] He has also been affiliated with human rights organizations such as the Chilean Commission of Human Rights and Amnesty International (Chilean section).[1] He is a professor of Administrative Law and served for four years as dean of the Faculty of Legal Sciences at the UCT.[1]
Political career
Castillo is a member of the PPD and was one of its founders in the Araucanía Region.[1] He served as a municipal councillor of Temuco from 1992 to 1996 and of Padre Las Casas from 1996 to 2004.[1]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, he ran as a candidate for the 23rd electoral district of the Araucanía Region as part of the Lista del Apruebo electoral pact.[1] He received 5,695 votes, corresponding to 3.5% of the validly cast votes.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eduardo Castillo Vigouroux". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Convencional Eduardo Castillo: "Por todo se acusa 'cocina', pero nada de lo que se acusa lo es"". Radio Pauta. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Constituyentes Harboe y Castillo consideran "una pésima idea" extender plazo de la Convención". Radio Bío-Bío. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Eduardo Castillo Vigouroux: "Manifiesto mi voluntad a ser constituyente"". Primera Nota. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Eduardo Castillo Vigoroux fue nombrado decano de la facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas". Universidad Católica de Temuco. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Eduardo Castillo Vigouroux, postulante a la Convención Constitucional: "Lo peor que pudiéramos hacer es hacer una Constitución impuesta por unos contra otros"". Tiempo 21. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.