Francisco de la Maza Chadwick

Francisco Javier de la Maza Chadwick (Santiago, 25 June 1957) is a Chilean civil constructor, businessman and politician, a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).

From 2000 to 2016, he served as mayor of Las Condes.

Biography Family and education He is the son of Francisco Javier de la Maza Lavandero and Patricia Chadwick Mery. He is the paternal grandson of Francisco Javier de la Maza Risopatrón and María Lavandero Eyzaguirre; and the maternal grandson of Roberto Chadwick Valdés and Adriana Mery Valdivia. His maternal grandfather was a brother of Herman and Tomás Chadwick Valdés.

He completed his primary education at The Grange School and his secondary education at Saint George's. He later studied civil construction at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), graduating in 1982.

He is currently married to María José Martínez Roca and has eight children from three previous marriages.

Business activities In his youth he worked as an agricultural and livestock entrepreneur in the Araucanía Region,

In 1988 De la Maza, Joglar and Ugarte left INARCO to focus on real estate, and the following year created Constructora Santa Teresa, of which De la Maza owns 28.33%. After beginning his political career, he became a passive shareholder and was replaced by Hugo Valdés.

On 30 March 2012 he assumed as vice president of the UDI, a position he resigned on 30 March 2015. In 2013 he was campaign chief for Pablo Longueira in the Alliance presidential primaries.

On 25 July 2016, just hours before the deadline to register candidates for the municipal elections, it was announced that he would not run again for mayor in order to evaluate a possible UDI presidential candidacy in 2017. In his place, Joaquín Lavín ran as Chile Vamos candidate for the municipality.