Arturo Longton (politician)

Arturo Longton
Arturo Longton
Governor of Marga Marga Province
	In office; 17 March 2010 – 16 November 2012
Succeeded by	César Molina
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
	In office; 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2006
Succeeded by	Amelia Herrera Silva
Constituency	12th district
Mayor of Valparaíso
	In office; 1 September 1987 – 1 June 1988
Preceded by	Francisco Bartolucci
Succeeded by	Alejandro Navarrete Pinochet
Mayor of Quilpué
	In office; 1983 – 1 September 1987
Preceded by	Guido Olguín Ossandón
Succeeded by	Fernando Márquez Espinoza
Personal details
Born	25 June 1948; Limache, Chile
Died	3 July 2015 (aged 67); Quilpué, Chile
Political party	National Renewal
Spouse	Amelia Herrera Silva
Children	Andrés Longton; Arturo Longton Herrera
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso
Profession	Lawyer

Arturo Longton Guerrero (25 June 1948 – 3 July 2015) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as the first Governor of Marga Marga Province from 2010 to 2012.

Longton was born in Limache on 25 June 1948. In 1983, he was elected mayor of Quilpué until 1987, when he assumed the mayorship of Valparaíso. He served in this capacity for one year. Representing the National Renewal, Longton was a deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 12th district between 1990 and 2006. In 2010, he was appointed by President Sebastián Piñera as the first governor of Marga Marga Province, a position he held until 16 November 2012.^[1]

On 3 July 2015, Longton was found dead in his apartment in Quilpué, Chile, at the age of 67. The suspected cause of death was cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife Amelia Herrera, who is also a politician; sons Arturo and Andrés Longton; and daughter Amelia Longton.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "Falleció el ex diputado y primer gobernador de Marga Marga, Arturo Longton". Soychile.cl (in Spanish). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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