Hernán Rojo

Hernán Rojo Avendaño (13 March 1930 – 20 December 2012) was a Chilean politician who served as a Deputy.

Rojo was born in Valparaíso on 30 July 1930. He was the son of Laura Ida Avendaño and Enrique Rojo Céspedes.

Professional career He completed his secondary education partly in Valparaíso and finished it in Santiago. After completing school, he entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Chile. His undergraduate thesis was titled De la disolución de la sociedad de responsabilidad limitada. He qualified as a lawyer in 1959.

He settled for forty years in the commune of La Cisterna, where he practiced law in a private firm. He also worked as a university lecturer and served as a local police court judge (Juez de Policía Local).

Political career At the age of 12, he joined the Falange Nacional. In 1957, he became a member of the Christian Democratic Party, within which he developed extensive political activity. During the military government, his home served as a meeting place for his party.

Within the Christian Democratic Party, he served as communal president of La Cisterna, delegate to the National Board, and vice president of the Santiago-Sur provincial branch.

In the 1989 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for District No. 27 (El Bosque, La Cisterna, and San Ramón), Metropolitan Region of Santiago, for the 1990–1994 term. He obtained the highest vote total in the district, receiving 69,757 votes (35.27% of the validly cast ballots). In 1993, he ran for re-election in the same district, obtaining 47,274 votes (25.20%), but was not re-elected.

In the 1996 municipal elections, he was elected Mayor of La Cisterna with 7,067 votes (14.74% of the validly cast ballots). He did not seek re-election.

Death He died on 20 December 2012 in Santiago.