Hernán Larraín
Minister of Justice and Human Rights
In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022
President	Sebastián Piñera
Preceded by	Jaime Campos
Succeeded by	Marcela Ríos
President of the UDI
In office April 11, 2015 – January 7, 2017
Preceded by	Ernesto Silva
Succeeded by	Jacqueline van Rysselberghe
In office July 1, 2006 – July 5, 2008
Preceded by	Jovino Novoa
Succeeded by	Juan Antonio Coloma Correa
President of the Senate of Chile
In office March 16, 2004 – March 11, 2005
Preceded by	Andrés Zaldívar
Succeeded by	Sergio Romero
Senator for South Maule
In office March 11, 1994 – March 11, 2018
Preceded by	Sergio Onofre Jarpa
Succeeded by	constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Hernán Larraín Fernández (1947-09-21) September 21, 1947 (age 76) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Independent Democratic Union
Other political affiliations	Alianza por Chile
Spouse	Magdalena Matte Lecaros
Children	6 (inc. Pablo Larraín)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Profession	Lawyer
Website	www.hernanlarrain.cl

Hernán Larraín Fernández (born September 21, 1947) is a conservative Chilean lawyer, university lecturer, and politician; he served as the Chilean Minister of Justice and Human rights, appointed by president Sebastián Piñera, between 2018 and 2022. Larraín's former public service positions include a Senate seat representing the 11th district, the Maule Region (1994-2010), the Presidency of the Senate (2004-2005) and the presidency of the Independent Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Independiente, UDI) from 2006 to 2008 and 2015–2017. ^[1]

Larraín is married to Magdalena Matte, a Chilean civil engineer, businesswoman and politician. They have six children, among them is Pablo Larraín, a well known filmmaker. Hernán Larraín is of Basque descent. ^[2] He is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank the Inter-American Dialogue. ^[3]

Early years

Hernán Larraín was born in Santiago de Chile. He studied at the Saint George's College. He entered the School of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and received a law degree in 1971. At the university, Larraín obtained the "J.Tocornal" and "P.Montenegro" awards, given to the best student of the class. Larraín received a scholarship from the Ford Foundation to pursue his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at the London School of Economics.

Larraín has been professor of the School of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he served as secretary-general. Despite having belonged to the Gremialista movement, he did not join the Independent Democratic Union until after the assassination of its founder Jaime Guzmán in 1991.

References

External links

Media related to Hernán Larraín at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site of Hernán Larraín
• Biography on Senado.cl
• Biography on BCN.cl, National Congressional Library