About Raúl Alcaíno
Born 1953. Raúl Alcaíno is a Chilean television presenter, politician and civil engineer.
Raúl Abraham Alcaíno Lihn (born 24 June 1953) is a Chilean civil industrial engineer, businessman, television host and politician. He served as Mayor of Santiago from 2004 to 2008, as an independent aligned with the Alianza por Chile coalition. and Nieves Lihn Carrasco, sister of poet Enrique Lihn.
He studied at the German School of Santiago until 1968, then joined the Arturo Prat Naval Academy for two years, before enrolling in the School of Engineering at the University of Chile, graduating as a Civil Industrial Engineer in 1979.
Political career In 2004, Alcaíno ran as an independent candidate for mayor of Santiago within the Alianza por Chile coalition, supported by then-incumbent Joaquín Lavín.
One of his closest collaborators was future mayor Felipe Alessandri.
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Chilean television presenter
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Raúl Alcaíno was born on 24 June 1953 in Santiago.
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Raúl Alcaíno is a television presenter, politician and civil engineer.
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Raúl Alcaíno is Chilean.
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