Octavio Jara Wolff
Chilean lawyer (1944-2001)
Octavio Jara Wolff (22 July 1944–30 December 2001) is a Chilean politician who served as a deputy.
Biography
He was born in Los Ángeles, Biobío Region, on 22 July 1944, the son of Alcibiádes Selin Jara Jara and Octavia Wolff Álvarez.
In 1971, he married Any Silvia Quilodrán. He was the father of two daughters.
He completed his primary education at School No. 1 of his hometown and his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of Los Ángeles. After finishing school, he entered the University of Concepción Faculty of Law, where he obtained a degree in Legal and Social Sciences. He was admitted as a lawyer before the Supreme Court of Chile on 22 May 1972.
Political career
Among his public activities, he served as president of the Human Rights Commission in Los Ángeles. He later joined the Democratic Alliance as regional secretary-general of the presidency.
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