Pérez Yoma is the son of Edmundo Pérez Zujovic, the assassinated minister under President Eduardo Frei Montalva, father of President Frei Ruiz-Tagle.[1][2] As a boy, he came to Santiago, the capital, with his family, enrolling in Saint George's College[3] and then the University of Chile, where for two years he studied engineering.[2] Later, he moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington,[2] from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1962.[4] Pérez Yoma then returned to Chile, marrying Paz Vergara Larraín in 1965, with whom he has had six children.[2][4]
In the following years, while working in business, Pérez Yoma was critical of Popular Unity, the coalition of parties that brought the socialist Salvador Allende to power in 1970. In 1988, he served as national advisor for the Christian Democrat Party (PDC) and in 1989, he managed the senatorial campaign of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. In 1991, he was named president of the Defense Commission of his party.[4] In the 1990s, he was president on the board of Petrox and Chilectra Metropolitana, oil and electricity companies, respectively.[2][4] In 1993, he was executive secretary of Frei's presidential campaign.
Due to Pérez Yoma's closeness with the army, President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle—a personal friend due to the closeness of their fathers—appointed him Minister of Defense in 1994.[4] In this role, he had the task of managing relations with General Augusto Pinochet and preparing the transfer of command of the army from his hands. In contrast with his predecessor, Patricio Rojas Pérex Yoma maintained good personal and professional relations with Pinochet, coming to an agreement that his successor in command would be Ricardo Izurieta.
Another situation that Pérez Yoma faced was the removal from the direction of the Carabineros of General Rodolfo Stange, who refused to resign after having been accused of dereliction of duty regarding the Caso Degollados.[6]
Within the Frei administration, Pérez Yoma was in conflict with Minister of Public WorksRicardo Lagos. Lagos refused to assent to the creation of Punta Peuca, a prison built specifically for the military convicts detained for violations of human rights, whose first occupants were General Manuel Contreras and Brigadier Pedro Espinoza for the murder of former Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier.
On January 16, 1998, Pérez Yoma left office to become the ambassador to Argentina[7] On June 22, 1999, he returned to the administration as Minister of National Defense. In that stint, he created the Mesa de Diálogo (English: Bargaining Table), a body that sought to resolve problems concerning the violation of human rights during the military regime.[8]
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^Campos, Paula (July 23, 2018). "MOP declara a Petorca como zona de escasez hídrica". diarioUChile (in Spanish). University of Chile. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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Edmundo Jaime Perez Yoma born 10 January 1939 Antofagasta is a Chilean politician from the Christian Democrat Party of Chile He was twice the Minister of Defense during the administration of President Eduardo Frei Ruiz Tagle and he served as the Minister of the Interior for President Michelle Bachelet s administration Edmundo Jaime Perez YomaMinister of the InteriorIn office 8 March 2008 11 March 2010Appointed byMichelle BacheletPreceded byFelipe Harboe Bascunan interim Succeeded byRodrigo HinzpeterMinister of National DefenseIn office 22 June 1999 11 March 2000Appointed byEduardo Frei Ruiz TaglePreceded byJose Florencio Guzman CorreaSucceeded byMario Fernandez BaezaMinister of National DefenseIn office 11 March 1994 16 January 1998Appointed byEduardo Frei Ruiz TaglePreceded byPatricio Rojas SaavedraSucceeded byRaul Troncoso CastilloPersonal detailsBorn 1939 01 10 10 January 1939 age 84 Antofagasta ChilePolitical partyChristian DemocratSpousePaz Vergara LarrainChildrenSixResidenceSantiagoAlma materUniversity of WashingtonPerez Yoma is the son of Edmundo Perez Zujovic the assassinated minister under President Eduardo Frei Montalva father of President Frei Ruiz Tagle 1 2 As a boy he came to Santiago the capital with his family enrolling in Saint George s College 3 and then the University of Chile where for two years he studied engineering 2 Later he moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington 2 from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1962 4 Perez Yoma then returned to Chile marrying Paz Vergara Larrain in 1965 with whom he has had six children 2 4 In the following years while working in business Perez Yoma was critical of Popular Unity the coalition of parties that brought the socialist Salvador Allende to power in 1970 In 1988 he served as national advisor for the Christian Democrat Party PDC and in 1989 he managed the senatorial campaign of Eduardo Frei Ruiz Tagle In 1991 he was named president of the Defense Commission of his party 4 In the 1990s he was president on the board of Petrox and Chilectra Metropolitana oil and electricity companies respectively 2 4 In 1993 he was executive secretary of Frei s presidential campaign In the 2010s Perez Yoma was fined for theft of water in Petorca 5 Political career EditFrei Ruiz Tagle administration Edit Due to Perez Yoma s closeness with the army President Eduardo Frei Ruiz Tagle a personal friend due to the closeness of their fathers appointed him Minister of Defense in 1994 4 In this role he had the task of managing relations with General Augusto Pinochet and preparing the transfer of command of the army from his hands In contrast with his predecessor Patricio Rojas Perex Yoma maintained good personal and professional relations with Pinochet coming to an agreement that his successor in command would be Ricardo Izurieta Another situation that Perez Yoma faced was the removal from the direction of the Carabineros of General Rodolfo Stange who refused to resign after having been accused of dereliction of duty regarding the Caso Degollados 6 Within the Frei administration Perez Yoma was in conflict with Minister of Public Works Ricardo Lagos Lagos refused to assent to the creation of Punta Peuca a prison built specifically for the military convicts detained for violations of human rights whose first occupants were General Manuel Contreras and Brigadier Pedro Espinoza for the murder of former Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier On January 16 1998 Perez Yoma left office to become the ambassador to Argentina 7 On June 22 1999 he returned to the administration as Minister of National Defense In that stint he created the Mesa de Dialogo English Bargaining Table a body that sought to resolve problems concerning the violation of human rights during the military regime 8 References Edit El Mercurio Santiago November 10 2008 Archived from the original on January 11 2019 Retrieved April 8 2020 a b c d e Las Ultimas Noticias Santiago December 25 1993 p 2 El Mercurio Santiago February 6 1996 p A4 a b c d e El Mercurio Santiago December 25 1993 p C4 Campos Paula July 23 2018 MOP declara a Petorca como zona de escasez hidrica diarioUChile in Spanish University of Chile Retrieved July 24 2021 El Mercurio Santiago July 14 1994 p C1 La Tercera Santiago January 18 1998 p 6 El Mercurio Santiago August 22 1999 p A1 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edmundo Perez Yoma Political officesPreceded byPatricio Rojas Saavedra Minister of National DefenseMarch 11 1994 January 16 1998 Succeeded byRaul Troncoso CastilloPreceded byJose Florencio Guzman Correa Minister of National DefenseJune 22 1999 March 11 2000 Succeeded byMario Fernandez BaezaPreceded byFelipe Harboe Bascunan interim Minister of the InteriorJanuary 8 2008 March 11 2010 Succeeded byRodrigo Hinzpeter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmundo Perez Yoma amp oldid 1136517025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
