Belisario Velasco

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velasco and the second or maternal family name is Baraona.
Belisario Velasco
Velasco in 2009
Minister of Interior
In office
14 July 2006 – 4 January 2008
Preceded byAndrés Zaldívar
Succeeded byEdmundo Pérez Yoma
Personal details
Born(1936-01-05)5 January 1936
Santiago, Chile
Died24 August 2023(2023-08-24) (aged 87)
Political partyChristian Democratic Party (1957–2023)
Spouse(s)María de la Luz Silva Donoso
Christiane de Beauffort
Children6
OccupationPolitician

Luis Antonio Belisario Velasco Baraona (5 January 1936 – 24 August 2023) was a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as Minister of the Interior during the first government of Michelle Bachelet (2006–2010).[1][2][3][4]

Velasco died from cancer on 24 August 2023, at the age of 87.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Belisario Velasco fue nombrado nuevo ministro del Interior de Bachelet". El Mostrador. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Belisario Velasco recuerda que Bachelet también lo 'bypasseó' cuando fue ministro del Interior". El Mostrador. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Belisario Velasco: "No es fácil ser Ministro del Interior de la Presidenta Bachelet"". CNN Chile. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ex ministro del Interior de Bachelet recuerda su salida del Gobierno tras polémica de Burgos: "Hay un estilo parecido"". Emol. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ "A los 87 años falleció Belisario Velasco". T13. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Belisario Velasco: su clásica "carpetita", su rol en la transición y el líder de la Concertación". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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