Hernán Pinto

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Hernán Pinto
Hernán Pinto (2009).
Mayor of Valparaíso
In office
26 September 1992 – 6 December 2004
Preceded byOscar Suárez Pizarro
Succeeded byAldo Cornejo
Mayor of Valparaíso
In office
11 March 1990 – 27 March 1992
Preceded byPablo Staig Araujo
Succeeded byOscar Suárez Pizarro
Personal details
Born
Hernán Eduardo Pinto Miranda

(1953-01-17)January 17, 1953
DiedJuly 29, 2020(2020-07-29) (aged 67)
Viña del Mar, Chile
Political partyChristian Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Chile
ProfessionLawyer
Politician

Hernán Eduardo Pinto Miranda (17 January 1953 – 29 July 2020) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). He was the Mayor of Valparaíso from March 1990 to March 1992 and again from 26 September 1992 until 6 December 2004.

In 2009, Pinto ran for the Senate of Chile, but lost the election.

Pinto ran for Mayor of Valparaíso, in 2012 and lost the election.

On 3 July 2020, Pinto was hospitalized in Viña del Mar, for respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. Pinto died in the hospital from the infection on 29 July 2020, at the age of 67.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "A los 67 años, fallece ex alcalde de Valparaíso, Hernán Pinto por Covid-19". El Mostrador. 2020-07-29. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.