Ignacio Walker Prieto (born 7 January 1956) is a Chilean lawyer, politician, and, author who was Foreign Minister of Chile (2004–2006).
Ignacio Walker | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile | |
| In office 29 September 2004 – 11 March 2006 | |
| President | Ricardo Lagos |
| Preceded by | Soledad Alvear |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Foxley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ignacio Walker Prieto 7 January 1956 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
Academic, legal, and political history
editUpon Walker's graduation from the University of Chile in 1978, he joined Vicaría de la Solidaridad as an attorney-at-law.[1] At Vicaría de la Solidaridad, Walker defended people against human rights violations committed by the regime of General Augusto Pinochet.[1]
Walker served as a Deputy in the Chilean Parliament (1994-2002), President of the Christian Democratic Party (2010-2015), and Senator (2010-2018). He also served as Foreign Minister of Chile (2004-2006).[2] In 1982,[3] he earned a PhD in political science from Princeton University.[4] Between 2007 and 2008, he was a visiting professor and researcher at Princeton University.[4] In 2018, Walker became the Kellogg Institute’s Hewlett Fellow for Public Policy at the University of Notre Dame.[1]
Walker was a panel member in the Kellogg Institute's Inter-American dialogue on the 30th anniversary of the 1988 Chilean plebiscite, which paved the way for the end of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship and the return to democracy in Chile.[5] The panel included both Pinochet's supporters and opponents who recalled and discussed the historic "NO" campaign, which ultimately led to Pinochet's defeat in the referendum and Chile's successful transition to democracy.[5] Along with Walker, members of the historic panel included Andrés Allamand - Senator of Chile, Eugenio Tiron - Executive President of Tironi Associates, Rev. Timothy R. Scully - Professor of Political Science and Hacket Family Director of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, and J. Samuel Valenzuela - Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame.[6]
Family
editWalker is a descendant of Horacio Walker and Joaquín Walker Martínez.[4] He has eight siblings, including politicians Patricio Walker and Matías Walker.
On March 22, 1980, he married the singer Cecilia Echenique. The couple have three children: Elisa (lawyer), Ignacio (filmmaker) and Benjamin (musician).[7]
Publications
edit- 2020 -- Cristianos sin Cristiandad: (reflexiones de un legislador católico)
- 2018 -- La Nueva Mayoría. Reflexiones sobre una derrota
- 2018 -- Democracia Cristiana que queremos: El chile que soñamos
- 2016 -- Democracy in Latin America: Between Hope and Despair (Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development)
- 2009 -- La Democracia En América Latina
- 2006 -- Chile and Latin America in a Globalized World
- 1990 -- Socialismo Y Democracia: Chile Y Europa En Perspectiva Comparada
- 1986 -- Democracia En Chile; Doce Conferencias (with José A. Vieragallo, et al.)
Awards
edit- 2005 -- Grand Cross of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique -- Prince Henry the Navigator (November 22, 2005)[8]
- 2004 -- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (December 10, 2004)[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ignacio Walker Hewlett: Fellow for Public Policy". Kellogg Institute. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "ASP National Convention 2021 Schedule of Events". American Solidarity Party. American Solidarity Party. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Ignacio Walker Prieto Parliamentary biographical reviews". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Reseña Biográfica Parlamentaria Ignacio Walker Prieto" (in Spanish). Historia Política Legislativa del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Commemoration of the Victory of the "NO" Campaign in Opposition to Pinochet". Kellogg Institute for International Studies. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Video of the Commemoration of the Victory of the "NO" Campaign in Opposition to Pinochet". Kellogg Institute YouTube Page. Google LLC. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Paz Lagos V, Maria (12 February 2002). "Ignacio Walker: family abandonment in political life is tremendous". Ya! Magazine. El Mercurio. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "ORDENS HONORÍFICAS PORTUGUESAS". Ordens Presidencia. Ordens Presidencia. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Awarded: Order The Sun of Peru" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Relations. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
External links
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