Luis Valentín Ferrada

Luis Valentín Ferrada Valenzuela (born 28 December 1948) is a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as a deputy.

Biography He was born in Santiago on 28 September 1948, the son of Luis Valentín Ferrada Urzúa and María Ana de la Luz Valenzuela Briseño.

He married María de la Luz Walker Vial. He is the father of eight children: Luis Valentín, María de la Luz, Diego, María de los Ángeles, Francisco, Josefina, Benjamín and Juan de Dios.

Professional career He began his schooling at a public school in Abránquil and later attended a school in Maipú, Santiago, graduating from the Liceo Alemán de Santiago. He subsequently entered the Catholic University of Chile Faculty of Law, graduating in 1971. He qualified as a lawyer on 17 December 1973.

After completing his studies, he served as professor and secretary of the Commercial Law Department at his faculty.

Between 1975 and 1980, he directed the Program for the Reform of Chilean Codes and Fundamental Laws.

Political career In 1989, he ran for the Senate as an independent candidate for the 17th Circumscription (Los Lagos Sur), but was not elected.