Sergio Fernandez Fernandez ( Spanish: Sergio Fernández Fernández ; January 28, 1939, Punta Arenas ) - Chilean political and statesman, Minister of Labor and Interior at the military regime of Augusto Pinochet . The right conservative is the gremialist . In 1990 - 2006 - Senator of Chile.
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Civilian Minister of Military Junta
Born in the family of an entrepreneur. He studied at the Law Faculty of the University of Chile . Since 1963 - Member of the Bar. In 1971 he received the title of professor of civil law. The following year, he became the legal adviser of the Pension Fund [1] .
The first years after the military coup, Sergio Fernandez continued his legal practice. On March 8, 1976, according to the university recommendation , Fernandez was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Protection in the government of the military junta of General Pinochet .
Sergio Fernandez adhered to the socio-economic concept of gremalism [2] (he was intimately acquainted and worked closely with Jaime Guzmán ). This allowed Pinochet to create a balance between the neoliberalism of the economic course and the solidaristic elements of social policy.
"Social Orientation" MIA
In 1978, the American administration Jimmy Carter strengthened the international campaign for the protection of human rights. Pinochet was forced to take steps to partially liberalize the regime. One such action was the appointment of civil lawyer Sergio Fernandez (replaced by General Raúl Benavides ) by the Minister of the Interior. Such a change in government functions reflected a kind of social reorientation of the punitive policy. In this context, the appointment of Fernandez was a strong political move by Pinochet.
The first decision of Fernandez - April 19, 1978 , a week after his appointment - was a decree on political amnesty. At the same time, the Fernandez Ministry of the Interior firmly pursued a policy of suppressing the communist and left opposition.
Sergio Fernandez took part in the drafting of a new constitution for Chile, which entered into force in 1980 .
The economic crisis of 1980 - 1982 destabilized the Chilean government. Fernandez entered into an alliance with the liberal ministers of the economic bloc and defended the former socio-economic course. However, Pinochet made a number of political maneuvers, including the resignation of Fernandez on April 22, 1982 . Earlier Fernandez was removed from the post of Minister of Labor. After the resignation of Fernandez remained a principle supporter of Pinochet. He participated in the drafting of constitutional laws, advised the government junta.
Return to government and defeat in referendum
In July 1987 [3] , in the conditions of economic growth and gradual political liberalization, Sergio Fernandez again headed the Ministry of Internal Affairs. His first act after returning to the ministry was a decree banning torture [4] .
At the ministerial post, Fernandez was expected to face a tough opposition to the trends of “socialist populism”. But its main task was to ensure a positive outcome of the referendum on the extension of the presidential powers of Pinochet, scheduled for October 1988 . The defeat of the government in the referendum was a great blow to the political positions of Fernandez, who was blamed for Pinochet’s military environment for the outcome of the vote.
In politics after Pinochet
After Chile’s transition to a democratic order, Fernandez joined the right-wing conservative Independent Democratic Union . In the presidential election of 1989, he supported Hernan Buchi , who was perceived in society as a candidate of Pinochet (Buchi was defeated by Christian Democrat Patricio Aylwin ). As a former minister, Fernandez automatically took a seat in the senate. In 1998, he was elected to the Senate and remained a member for two terms, until 2006 .
Since the end of 1999, the Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon has unsuccessfully sought the arrest of Fernandez [5] on charges of political repression committed while he was Minister of the Interior. Sergio Fernandez was included in the “Garcon list” of 39 people [6] .
In 1994, Sergio Fernandez published the political autobiography of Mi Lucha por la Democracia - My Struggle for Democracy .
The political activities of Sergio Fernandez can be viewed as a concentrated expression of the right - wing sentiments of the Chilean middle class , which formed the social basis of the Pinochet regime.
Cinema
- " No " - a film directed by Pablo Larraina. In the role of Sergio Fernanders Jaime Vadel.
See also
- Hernan Buchi
Notes
- ↑ Reseña Biográfica Parlamentaria. Sergio Fernández Fernández
- ↑ Chilean Right: Origins and Features Archived July 18, 2014.
- ↑ Pinochet nombra nuevo ministro del Interior al 'duro' Sergio Fernández
- Histor La historia oculta de Sergio Fernández, uno de los personajes clave de la dictadura. "SU RESPONSABILIDAD CIVIL"
- ↑ El Mercurio, 4 de junio de 2001. Gestiones para Revertir Ordenes de Juez Garzón
- I Quiénes son los 39 "extraditables" de Chile