Ignacio Walker

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Ignacio Walker
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
In office
29 September 2004 – 11 March 2006
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded bySoledad Alvear
Succeeded byAlejandro Foxley
Personal details
Born
Ignacio Walker Prieto

(1956-01-07) 7 January 1956 (age 65)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyChristian Democratic Party


Ignacio Walker Prieto (born 7 January 1956) is a Chilean lawyer, politician, and, author who was Foreign Minister of Chile (2004–2006).

Academic, Legal, and Political History[]

Upon Walker's graduation from the University of Chile in 1978, he joined Vicaría de la Solidaridad as an attorney-at-law.[1] At Vicaría de la Solidaridad, Walker defended people against human rights violations committed by the regime of General Augusto Pinochet.[1]


Walker was Deputy in the Chilean Parliament (1994–2002),[2] President of the Chilean Christian Democratic Party (2010-2015), Chilean Senator (2010-2018), and Foreign Minister (2004-2006) for the Republic of Chile.[3] In 1982,[4] he earned a PhD in political science from Princeton University.[5] Between 2007 and 2008, he was a visiting professor and researcher at Princeton University.[5] In 2018, Walker became the Kellogg Institute’s Hewlett Fellow for Public Policy at the University of Notre Dame.[1]


On September 27, 2018, Walker participated as a panel member on the Kellogg Institute's Inter-American dialogue commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Chilean plebiscite (political referendum) of October 5, 1988, which opened the way to a return to democracy in Chile after the Pinochet regime.[6] The historic panel included key leaders from both sides of the political aisle who recalled and reflected upon the "NO" campaign which led to Chile's limitation and rejection of Pinochet as President followed by the country's transition to democracy.[6] Along with Walker, members of the historic panel included Andrés Allamand - Senator of Chile, Eugenio Tiron - Executive President of Tironi Associates, Rev. Timothy R. Scully - Professor of Political Science and Hacket Family Director of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, and J. Samuel Valenzuela - Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame.[7]

Family History[]

Walker is a grandchild of  [es], his great-grandfather is  [es].[5] He has eight siblings, including politicians Patricio Walker and  [es].

On March 22, 1980, he married the singer Cecilia Echenique. The couple have three children: Elisa (lawyer), Ignacio (filmmaker) and Benjamin (musician).[8]

Publications[]

  • 2020 -- Cristianos sin Cristiandad: (reflexiones de un legislador católico)
  • 2018 -- La Nueva Mayoría. Reflexiones sobre una derrota
  • 2018 -- Democracia Cristiana que queremos: El chile que soñamos
  • 2016 -- Democracy in Latin America: Between Hope and Despair (Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development)
  • 2009 -- La Democracia En América Latina
  • 2006 -- Chile and Latin America in a Globalized World
  • 1990 -- Socialismo Y Democracia: Chile Y Europa En Perspectiva Comparada
  • 1986 -- Democracia En Chile; Doce Conferencias (with José A. Vieragallo, et al.)

Awards[]

  • 2005 -- Grand Cross of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique -- Prince Henry the Navigator (November 22, 2005)[9]
  • 2004 -- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (December 10, 2004)[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ignacio Walker Hewlett: Fellow for Public Policy". Kellogg Institute. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Currículum Senador Ignacio Walker Prieto" (in Spanish). Senate of chile. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ "ASP National Convention 2021 Schedule of Events". American Solidarity Party. American Solidarity Party. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Ignacio Walker Prieto Parliamentary biographical reviews". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Reseña Biográfica Parlamentaria Ignacio Walker Prieto" (in Spanish). Historia Política Legislativa del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Commemoration of the Victory of the "NO" Campaign in Opposition to Pinochet". Kellogg Institute for International Studies. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Video of the Commemoration of the Victory of the "NO" Campaign in Opposition to Pinochet". Kellogg Institute YouTube Page. Google LLC. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ^ Paz Lagos V, Maria (12 February 2002). "Ignacio Walker: family abandonment in political life is tremendous". Ya! Magazine. El Mercurio. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. ^ "ORDENS HONORÍFICAS PORTUGUESAS". Ordens Presidencia. Ordens Presidencia. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Awarded: Order The Sun of Peru" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Relations. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriore. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Soledad Alvear 		Minister of Foreign Affairs
2004–2006 		Succeeded by
Alejandro Foxley
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