Julio Durán
Julio Durán | |
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| Senator of the Republic | |
| In office 4 March 1957 – 12 September 1973 | |
| Constituency | Bío Bío, Malleco, Cautín |
| Deputy of the Republic | |
| In office 5 March 1945 – 3 March 1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julio Antonio Gastón Durán Neumann 20 March 1918 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 27 November 1990 (aged 72) Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Political party | Radical Party (1938–1969) Radical Democracy (1969–1973; 1989–1990) |
| Spouse | María Gertrudis Salazar Navarro |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Chile, Law, 1942 |
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Julio Antonio Gastón Durán Neumann (20 March 1918 – 27 November 1990), was a Chilean lawyer, businessperson, politician and candidate during the 1964 Chilean presidential election.[1]
Early life and education
Julio Antonio Gastón Durán Neumann was born on 20 March 1918 in Santiago, to Julia Neumann Aravena and Domingo Antonio Durán Morales, a civil engineer, politician and member of the Radical Party.[1][2] Durán's elder brother was the lawyer, businessperson, politician and national agricultural leader Domingo Durán.[3][4]
Durán was educated at the Instituto Nacional.[4][1] In 1944, Durán graduated from the University of Chile with a law degree.[4][1]
Career
Durán initially practised law in Santiago and Temuco.[4]
Durán was a member of the Radical Democracy Party, which advocated ideas taken from Classical liberalism and Radicalism. Duran was a State Deputy (1945–1957) and State Senator (1957–1973).
In 1964, Durán ran against Eduardo Frei Montalva and Salvador Allende in the Chilean presidential election, and finished third.
From 1976 to 1981 Durán was the president of the Chilean Bar Association.[4]
Personal life
Durán was married to María Gertrudis Salazar Navarro, and together the couple had two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Reseña Biográfica Julio Antonio Gastón Durán Neumann". Historia Política | Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Domingo Antonio Durán Morales Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política | Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "FOT/FM B(05754) - Domingo Durán, empresario". Archivo Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Santiago: Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Abogado ilustre Julio Durán Neumann". Colegio de Abogados de Chile (in Spanish). Santaigo. 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2025.