Arturo Longton

Arturo Longton
Governor of Marga Marga Province
In office
17 March 2010  16 November 2012
Succeeded by César Molina
Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 12th district
In office
11 March 1990  11 March 2006
Succeeded by Amelia Herrera Silva
Mayor of Valparaíso
In office
1 September 1987  1 June 1988
Preceded by Francisco Bartolucci Johnston
Succeeded by Alejandro Navarrete Pinochet
Mayor of Quilpué
In office
1983  1 September 1987
Preceded by Guido Olguín Ossandón
Succeeded by Fernando Márquez Espinoza
Personal details
Born (1948-06-25)25 June 1948
Limache, Chile
Died 3 July 2015(2015-07-03) (aged 67)
Quilpué, Chile
Nationality Chilean
Political party National Renewal
Spouse(s) Amelia Herrera Silva
Alma mater Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso
Profession Lawyer

Arturo Longton Guerro (25 June 1948 – 3 July 2015) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as the first Governor of Marga Marga Province from 2010 to 2012.

Longton was born in Limache on 25 June 1948. In 1983, he was elected mayor of Quilpué until 1987, when he assumed the mayorship of Valparaíso. He served in this capacity for one year. Representing the National Renewal, Longton was a deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 12th district between 1990 and 2006. In 2010, he was appointed by President Sebastián Piñera as the first governor of Marga Marga Province, a position he held until 16 November 2012.[1]

On 3 July 2015, Longton was found dead in his apartment in Quilpué, Chile, at the age of 67. The suspected cause of death was cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife Amelia Herrera Silva, who is also a politician; sons Arturo and Andrés Longton; and daughter Amelia Longton.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Falleció el ex diputado y primer gobernador de Marga Marga, Arturo Longton". Soychile.cl (in Spanish). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.



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