Alejandro Guillier
Alejandro René Eleodoro Guillier Álvarez (born 5 March 1953) is a Chilean sociologist, television and radio journalist, and independent politician. He is a senator of the 2nd District of Antofagasta and was the 2017 presidential candidate of the New Majority.[1]
Alejandro Guillier | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | José Antonio Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the circunscription |
| Constituency | 2nd Circunscription (Antofagasta Region) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alejandro René Eleodoro Guillier Álvarez 5 March 1953 La Serena, Chile |
| Political party | New Majority (2013–2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Democrat Radical Party |
Guillier ran in the New Majority primary for the 2017 election and was the coalition's standard bearer in the 2017 presidential elections to replace term-limited president Michelle Bachelet. Among others, he faced former PPD president Ricardo Lagos before the latter's withdrawal from the contest.
Polling showed him to be competitive against Chile Vamos candidate Sebastián Piñera, although his support slipped in the run up to the election and after a series of splits between the traditional left coalition block.[2]
Gullier is a freemason[3] and a member of the Valparaíso Parliamentary Lodge since 2014.[4]
References edit
- ^ . bcn.cl. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Slattery, Gram (20 April 2017). "Chile Election Competitive despite Conservative Gains". Reuters.
- ^ . El Demócrata (in Spanish). 18 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "El masón Guillier". La Tercera (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
External links edit
- Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish)