Andrés Egaña

Andrés Antonio Egaña Respaldiza (born 8 March 1947) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Early life and family Egaña was born on 8 March 1947 in Santiago, the son of Pilar Respaldiza Sanfuentes and Jaime Egaña Baraona, who served as Ambassador of Chile to Paraguay (1961–1964) and as deputy for the 7th Departmental Grouping of Santiago (1953–1957 and 1957–1961).

He is married to Mónica Bombal Otaegui and is the father of six children: Mónica Paz, Bárbara, María Ignacia, María de Los Ángeles, Andrés José, and Belén.

Professional career He completed his primary education at Saint George's College, Santiago and his secondary education at Colegio Patrocinio San José in Asunción, Paraguay, the Bernardo O’Higgins Military School, and San Ignacio School, Santiago. He pursued higher education at the School of Marketing of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Chile, graduating with a Licentiate degree in 1970. He later studied Advertising and Sales for two years at the Instituto Profesional IPEVE.

In his youth, he distinguished himself in athletics as a representative of Club Atlético de Santiago. In 1965, he was national youth runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles, and in 1967 he won the 110-meter hurdles at the Interclub Championship held in São Paulo, Brazil.

In 1967, he began his professional career at Publicitaria S.R.S. as coordinator of the Art and Photography Department. He later served as head of the Film and Television Department at Época Publicidad and worked in the Sales Department of Protel.

In January 1970, he joined the Commercial Department of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Television Corporation (Canal 13) as a sales promoter. Between 1971 and 1973, he represented employees before the board of the television corporation and served as secretary of the union of professionals, employees, and workers. In 1973, he was elected a member of the university’s Claustro Pleno representing the administrative staff. From April 1975 to 1990, he was managing director of Canal 13 in the Eighth Region (Canal 5 Concepción). He later served as director of Programs and Special Events of Canal 13 in Santiago and, from 1995 to 2002, as director of Production Planning and the Sports Area.

He also acted as representative and advisor in Chile for Microgavity Leo-One, a U.S. company that launched 48 low-earth-orbit satellites for data transmission in the Latin American market. Additionally, he was manager of Creaciones Publicitarias, a communications, public relations, and corporate image management firm.

Political career In December 2001, he was elected deputy representing the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) for District No. 44 (Chiguayante, Concepción, and San Pedro de la Paz), Biobío Region, for the 2002–2006 legislative period, obtaining 48,403 votes (32.78% of the valid votes cast). In December 2005, he was re-elected for the same district for the 2006–2010 term, obtaining 32,220 votes (19.57% of the valid votes cast).

In the December 2009 elections, he decided not to seek re-election to the Chamber of Deputies.

In January 2011, he was appointed for an eight-year term as a member of the National Television Council. In January 2019, he was reappointed to the position.

Memberships He is a member of the Círculo de Publicistas de Chile.