Hernán Pinto

Hernán Pinto
Hernán Pinto
Mayor of Valparaíso
	In office; September 26, 1992 – December 6, 2004
Preceded by	Oscar Suárez Pizarro
Succeeded by	Aldo Cornejo
Mayor of Valparaíso
	In office; March 11, 1990 – March 27, 1992
Preceded by	Pablo Staig Araujo
Succeeded by	Oscar Suárez Pizarro
Personal details
Born	Hernán Eduardo Pinto Miranda; January 17, 1953
Died	July 29, 2020 (aged 67); Viña del Mar, Chile
Political party	Christian Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Chile
Profession	Lawyer; Politician

Hernán Eduardo Pinto Miranda (January 17, 1953 – July 29, 2020) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). He served as the Mayor of Valparaíso, Chile's second largest city, from March 1990 to March 1992 and again from September 26, 1992, until December 6, 2004. Under Pinto, Valparaíso was declared Chile's "Cultural Capital" in May 2003 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2003.[1]

In 2009, Pinto ran for the Senate of Chile seeking to represent the Quinta Costa constituency, but lost the election.[1]

Pinto ran to regain his old job, Mayor of Valparaíso, in 2012.[1] He won the primary election over Paula Quintana to win the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) nomination in the mayoral general election.[1] However, Pinto was defeated in the Valparaíso mayoral general election by incumbent Mayor Jorge Castro Muñoz.[1]

On July 3, 2020, Pinto was admitted to Clínica Reñaca, a hospital in Viña del Mar, for respiratory failure caused by COVID-19.[1] He remained on a ventilator in the hospital's intensive care unit from July 3rd until his death.[1] Hernán Pinto died in the hospital from complications of COVID-19 on July 29, 2020, at the age of 67.[1][2]

References

Astudillo, Daniela (2020-07-29). "Fallece exalcalde de Valparaíso Hernán Pinto por complicaciones derivadas del Covid-19". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
"A los 67 años, fallece ex alcalde de Valparaíso, Hernán Pinto por Covid-19". El Mostrador. 2020-07-29. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

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[lat-1] Astudillo, Daniela (2020-07-29). "Fallece exalcalde de Valparaíso Hernán Pinto por complicaciones derivadas del Covid-19". La Tercera. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[mostrador-2] "A los 67 años, fallece ex alcalde de Valparaíso, Hernán Pinto por Covid-19". El Mostrador. 2020-07-29. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.