Marcelo Díaz (politician)
Chilean politician
Marcelo Eduardo Díaz Díaz (born 6 February 1971) is a Chilean politician who served as a minister during the second government of Michelle Bachelet.
After 30 years of militancy, he announced his departure from the Socialist Party. In March 2021, he was a founding member of Unir Movement, a party which joined the Broad Front (Frente Amplio; FA).
Early life
Born on 6 February 1971, Díaz is the son of Oscar Hernán Díaz Mendoza and Ana Luisa Díaz Pallacán. From 1976 to 1982, he attended primary school at the Luis Enrique Izquierdo School in the capital city Santiago. He went to secondary school at the José Victorino Lastarria Lyceé in Providencia (commune of Santiago), from where he graduated in 1987.
In 1989, he entered a law degree at the La República University, from which he graduated in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in legal sciences, and obtained his definitive law degree on 26 August 2002. In 1999, he obtained a PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid in political sciences and sociology with a specialization in international relations.
From April 1994 to September 1996, Díaz was director of the international relations and co-operation program of the INJUV (National Youth Institute). From October 1996 to May 2001, he was a technical officer and assistant general secretary of the Ibero-American Youth Organization (OIJ) in Madrid.
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