Julio Rojos

Julio Rojos Astorga (born 13 January 1953) was a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.

Rojos has a member of the Christian Democratic Party. In 2016, was councilman of Los Vilos, a town near to Coquimbo and La Serena.

Family and Early Life He was born in Los Vilos, Coquimbo Region, on 13 January 1953. He is the son of Juana Luisa del Carmen Astorga and Julio Oscar Rojos Fuentes.

In 1975, he married Ana María Sassot, with whom he has three children.

Professional career He completed his primary education at the "Divina Providencia" Primary School in his hometown (1958–1964). He pursued his secondary studies at the Salesian Agricultural School of Catemu (1965–1969) and later at the Sagrada Familia Agricultural School in Santiago, Chile (1970–1971), where he obtained the title of Agricultural Technician.

In 1972, he entered the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of Chile, completing four semesters of study.

In the private sector, since 1975 he has been engaged in the commercialization of seafood products in Los Vilos. In this capacity, he became a partner in the fishing company "Ñagüé".

Political career He joined the Christian Democratic Party one year before the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. In 1982, he was elected communal president of the Christian Democratic Party in Los Vilos.

In 1983, he assumed the provincial presidency for Choapa Province and was re-elected in 1985 and 1987.

In 1988, he actively participated as General Coordinator of the “No” campaign in his province.

In the 1989 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for District No. 9 (covering the communes of Combarbalá, Punitaqui, Monte Patria, Illapel, Salamanca, Los Vilos, and Canela) in the Coquimbo Region for the 1990–1994 term. He obtained 19,753 votes, corresponding to 31.11% of the valid votes cast. In 1993, he did not seek re-election for the district.

After completing his term in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, he worked between 1995 and 2000 in administrative roles in the Chamber and the Senate of Chile for Deputy and later Senator Jorge Pizarro Soto.

In March 2000, he was appointed by President Ricardo Lagos as Governor of Choapa Province, a position he held until 2004.

In 2005, he worked in the parliamentary office of Senator Jorge Pizarro in Choapa Province.

In the 2016 municipal elections, he was elected councilor of the Municipality of Los Vilos for the 2016–2021 term. He received 500 votes, equivalent to 22.37% of the valid votes cast.