Luis Mayol

Luis Mayol
Official portrait (2018)
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
Preceded byoffice established
Constituency23rd District
Intendant of the Araucanía Region
In office11 March 2018 – 28 November 2018
Preceded byNora Barrientos
Succeeded byJorge Atton Palma
Minister of Agriculture
In office29 December 2011 – 11 March 2014
Preceded byJosé Antonio Galilea
Succeeded byCarlos Furche
Personal details
Born (1952-11-27) 27 November 1952
PartyRenovación Nacional
SpouseCatalina Recordón
ChildrenFive
Parent(s)Luis Alejandro MayolBerta Bouchon
Alma materUniversity of Chile (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician, businessman
ProfessionLawyer

Luis Alejandro Abel Mayol Bouchon (born 27 November 1952) is a Chilean lawyer and politician.[1][2]

A member of National Renewal (RN), he was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region.[3]

He previously served as a cabinet minister from 2011 to 2014.

Early life and family

Mayol was born in Santiago on 27 November 1952.[4] He is the son of Luis Alejandro Mayol Bravo and Berta Sonia Bouchon González.[4] He is married to Catalina Christiane Recordon Martin, with whom he has five children: Luis Felipe, Catalina Francisca, Maximiliano José, Amalia María, and Mario Eduardo.[4]

Mayol completed his secondary education at The Grange School.[4] He studied law at the University of Chile, graduating in 1978.[4]

Linked to the agricultural sector through his family, he became a prominent figure as an owner and senior executive of the company Copeval and as president of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura.[4] In 1979, together with Andrés Allamand, he co-founded the law firm Allamand, Barros, Mayol, Varela, Wagner y Cía. in Santiago.[4] In 2019, he was appointed a member of the board of directors of Aguas Andinas.[4]

Political career

In December 2011, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture during the first administration of President Sebastián Piñera,[5] a position he held until the end of that government in 2014.[4]

On 11 March 2018, he assumed office as Intendant of the Araucanía Region, serving until 20 November of the same year.[4]

In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, Mayol ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region as part of the Vamos por Chile electoral pact.[4] He obtained 15,451 votes, corresponding to 9.5% of the valid votes cast, and was elected as a member of the Convention.[4]

References

  1. ^"Chile: condenan a expolicía que asesinó a joven mapuche". Deutsche Welle. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^"Mayol renuncia como intendente: "Hoy La Araucanía está mucho mejor que hace ocho meses atrás"". ADN Radio Chile. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^"Luis Mayol, el ex SNA que llega a la intendencia de La Araucanía". La Tercera. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ abcdefghijkl"Luis Mayol Bouchon". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  5. ^"Luis Mayol: El empresario y líder gremial que llega al Ministerio de Agricultura". Emol. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2021.