Juan Antonio Coloma Correa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coloma and the second or maternal family name is Correa.

Juan Antonio Coloma
Coloma in 2019
President of the Senate
In office
15 March 2023 – 19 March 2024
Preceded byÁlvaro Elizalde
Succeeded byJosé García Ruminot
Member of the Senate
In office
11 March 2002 – 11 March 2026
Preceded byFrancisco Javier Errázuriz
Constituency9th Circunscription
(Maule Region)
10th Circunscription
(Maule Region)
President of the Independent Democratic Union
In office
5 July 2008 – 30 March 2012
Preceded byHernán Larraín
Succeeded byPatricio Melero
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 2002
Preceded byCreation of the District
Succeeded byGonzalo Uriarte
President of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Students Federation
In office
1977–1978
Preceded byMiguel Allamand Zavala
Succeeded byAndrés Chadwick
Personal details
Born (1956-07-15) 15 July 1956 (age 69)
Santiago, Chile
Party
[1]
SpouseMaría Cecilia Álamos
ChildrenEight
Parent(s)Fernando Coloma
Carmen Correa
RelativesJuan Antonio Coloma Mellado (grandfather)
Juan Antonio Coloma Álamos (son)[1]
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (born 15 July 1956) is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a member of the Senate of Chile.[2][3][4] Similarly, he is father of the deputy Juan Antonio Coloma Álamos.[1] On 15 March 2023 to 19 March 2024, he was elected President of the Senate.[5]

He served as President of the Senate for the 2023–2024 legislative term.[6] A long-time member of his party, he previously held positions as its Secretary-General (1994–2001), Vice-President (2002–2004) and President (2008–2012).[7]

He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the former 31st District for three consecutive terms (1990–2002), and later as senator for the 10th Circunscription of the Maule Region between 2002 and 2018.

Since March 2018 he has represented the reformed 9th Circunscription of the same region for the 2018–2026 legislative period.[7]

Biography

Born in Santiago, Coloma is the son of Fernando Coloma and Carmen Correa Larraín, and grandson of the conservative politician Juan Antonio Coloma Mellado.

He studied at Colegio San Ignacio de El Bosque and earned his law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating in 1979 with the «Carlos Casanueva Award».[7] He is married to María Cecilia Álamos Jordán and has eight children, including deputy Juan Antonio Coloma Álamos.[7][8]

Political career

During his university years, Coloma served as Vice-President (1975) and later President (1977) of the Student Federation of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (FEUC), appointed by the military government.

That same year he participated in the symbolic Acto de Chacarillas organised by the National Youth Front (FJUN), of which he later became president (1980–1981).[7] He was part of the founding group of the Independent Democratic Union and a member of the Council of State that contributed to the drafting of the 1980 Constitution.[7]

Elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 1989 elections, he represented the 31st District (Melipilla, Talagante, Peñaflor and neighbouring communes) until 2002. During his tenure he served as Second Vice-President of the Chamber (1990–1992) and took part in committees on Government, Legislation and Regional Development.[7]

In 2001 Coloma was elected senator for the Maule Region (10th Circunscription), being re-elected in 2009. In the upper house he chaired the Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Public Works, and participated in the Bicameral Committee on Budgets.[7] As party president (2008–2012), he oversaw the UDI’s consolidation within the Alianza coalition and supported the presidential campaign of Joaquín Lavín.[7]

Re-elected in 2017 for the newly created 9th Circunscription, he continued to serve in the Senate, chairing the Committees on Finance (2022–2023) and later on Future, Science and Innovation from 2024 onwards.[9] Throughout his career, Coloma has been regarded as one of the principal conservative leaders of the Chilean right.

References

  1. ^ a b c "La incierta "neutralidad" del coronel Coloma ante la pugna por el control de la UDI". La Tercera. 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Senador Coloma (UDI) ofrece disculpas a gobernadora Cristina Bravo por 'gesto inadecuado' en inauguración de Hospital". Emol. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "El forcejeo del senador Coloma (UDI) a gobernadora del Maule, Cristina Bravo, durante acto público del Presidente Piñera". El Mostrador. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Delgado por polémica de senador Coloma: 'Los que lo conocemos sabemos que esta no es una conducta habitual en él'". La Tercera. 8 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Juan Antonio Coloma Correa". www.bcn.cl. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Presidents of the Senate". Senado.cl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biographical review: Juan Antonio Coloma Correa". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Los Coloma llegan a La Moneda". La Tercera. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Comisión Desafíos del Futuro, Ciencia e Innovación". Senado.cl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.


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