Eduardo Díaz del Río

{{Short description|Chilean politician}}

{{Expand Spanish|topic=bio|Eduardo Díaz del Río|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Eduardo Díaz del Río

| image = 180px

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|12|17}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| office1 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile

| constituency1 = 51st District

| term_start1 = 11 March 1998

| term_end1 = 11 March 2010

| predecessor1 = Teodoro Ribera

| successor1 = José Manuel Edwards

| office2 = President of the Independent Regionalist Party

| term_start2 = June 2010

| term_end2 = October 2010

| predecessor2 = Adolfo Zaldívar

| successor2 = Pedro Araya Guerrero

| party = Party of the South
(1998)
Unión Demócrata Independiente
(2001–2004)
Christian Democratic Party
(2005–2008)
Independent Regionalist Party
(2008–2010)
Amplitude
(2016–2018)

| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (BA)|Adolfo Ibáñez University (MA)|University of Salamanca (PhD)}}

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Lawyer

| parents = Eduardo Díaz Herrera{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2017/02/16/eduardo-diaz-herrera-el-fundador-de-patria-y-libertad-que-ahora-es-fan-de-boric-y-esta-en-el-frente-amplio/|title=Eduardo Díaz Herrera, el fundador de Patria y Libertad que ahora es fan de Boric y está en el Frente Amplio|publisher=El Mostrador|date=16 February 2017|accessdate=27 December 2021}}

| spouse =

| children =

| relatives = Pablo Díaz del Río{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2012/08/09/la-historia-no-conocida-del-conflicto-entre-franco-parisi-y-la-familia-diaz-del-rio/|title=La historia no conocida del conflicto entre Franco Parisi y la familia Díaz del Río|publisher=El Mostrador|first1=Felipe|last1=Saleh|date=9 August 2012|accessdate=27 December 2021}}

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Eduardo Díaz del Río (born 17 December 1973) is a Chilean politician and lawyer.

On 6 December 2021, he was among the figures which announced his vote for José Antonio Kast in the ballotage of the 2021 Chilean general election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2021/12/06/1040531/ex-militantes-dc-apoyo-kast.html|title=Militantes y ex DC llaman a votar por José Antonio Kast y presentan propuestas en materia social y económica|publisher=Emol|date=6 December 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021}}

Political career

=Controversies=

On 27 July 2012, his former wife accused him of mistreating and taking his children from him.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2012/07/27/ex-esposa-acuso-a-eduardo-diaz-del-rio-de-abuso-de-poder-maltrato-y-de-quitarle-hijos-bajo-presiones/|title=Ex esposa acusó a Eduardo Díaz del Río de abuso de poder, maltrato y de quitarle hijos bajo presiones|publisher=El Mostrador|first1=Claudia|last1=Urquieta|date=27 July 2012|accessdate=27 December 2021}}

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