Miguel González Carvacho | |
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 González as a municipal worker at Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta de Lobos, on May 28, 2011. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1963 |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Political party | Party for Democracy (PPD), Humanist Party of Chile (PH) |
| Residence(s) | Pichilemu, Chile |
| Occupation | Worker for the Pichilemu city hall |
| Website | Facebook profile of Miguel González |
Miguel Ángel González Carvacho (born December 26, 1963) is a Chilean politician, radio presenter, and currently a worker for the Pichilemu city hall. González Carvacho was a candidate for mayor in the 1992 municipal elections supported by the Party for Democracy (PPD) of the Concert of Parties for Democracy, and in 2004 ran for councillor of the same city, supported by the Humanist Party of Chile (PH) of the Juntos Podemos Más political group; however, he was not elected in any of the elections.[1]
González has been involved in several controversies inside the municipalidad of Pichilemu, including Caso Parquímetros.[2]
Biography
editMiguel Ángel González Carvacho was born on December 26, 1963, in Chile.
González Carvacho was a candidate in the 1992 municipal elections for the Party for Democracy (PPD) of the Concert of Parties for Democracy (Concertación); he was not elected, but eventually got 296 votes (5.00%), from a total of 5,915 valid votes.[3]
He was a candidate for councillor of Pichilemu in the 2004 municipal elections, this time supported by the Humanist Party of Chile (PH) of the Juntos Podemos Más political group;[4] but he was not elected, again. González got 110 votes (1.63%), from a total of 6,752 valid votes.[5]
González, along with fellow Pichileminian politician Hugo Toro (UDI), host Enlace Comunal (English: Communal Link), a radio programme on Jorge Nasser's Radio Entre Olas. In the program, Gonzalez comments along with other public figures of the commune of Pichilemu, "the communal events, and the concerns of the community."[6]
Controversies
editDespite González was never elected to a political office, he has been involved in several political controversies inside the municipalidad of Pichilemu.
On March 29, 2007, González recorded a conversation, in which then-councillors of Pichilemu Víctor Rojas González (at the time of his arrest, mayor) and Hernán Garrido Salas asked for a bribe of over a million pesos (2,000USD) from the city's parking meter system, which was concessioned by González's wife.[7] It was also pointed out in the recording that then-mayor of the city Jorge Vargas González was "commanding the plan." On September 13 of that year, five workers for the Pichilemu city hall were arrested by the Public Prosecutor of Pichilemu, on charges of bribery, fraud, and conspiracy: mayor Víctor Rojas González; former mayor Jorge Vargas González; DIDECO's chief Gerardo Rubio; councillor Hernán Garrido Salas; and Municipal Administrator Francisco Vidal.[8] During the two years following the events generated by González's denouncement, the mayor office of Pichilemu would be occupied by eighteen different politicians.[9] "Small town, great hell," as Pichilemu has been called, Miguel González told El Mercurio in May 2008 that "[e]very time [somebody] embarks on a project, it seems that it is understood that to apply you have to come with your wallet."[10]
In late October 2010, Miguel Gonzalez together with the architect Francisco Jaramillo, made complaints before the Public Prosecutor Office of Pichilemu and the Intendancy of the Region of O'Higgins against "whoever results responsible" of the illegal opening of Petrel Lake, on 19 October 2010 using heavy machinery.[11]
According to Pichilemu News, these actions "caused the emptying of the lagoon to the sea, and with it the migration of the black-necked swans that inhabited it to the Seventh Region [Maule Region] [...] These actions typically occur in the Independent Republic of Pichilemu."[11]
References
edit- ^ "Historial de Candidatos Don (a): Gonzalez Carvacho Miguel Angel" (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Electoral Service of Chile. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ Saldías, Washington (11 March 2008). "Caso Parquímetros se vé hoy en tribunal pichilemino". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Municipales 1992" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Candidatos por Comuna Sexta Región Partido Humanista". Canal 13 (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Luksic Group. 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Votación Candidatos por Comuna Pichilemu Concejales 2004" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ Saldías, Washington (23 August 2010). "Pichilemu: la situación hospitalaria, el bicentenario y la política". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Saldías, Washington (11 March 2008). "Caso Parquímetros se ve hoy en tribunal pichilemino". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Rey, Cynthia (13 September 2007). "Alcalde y ex edil de Pichilemu quedan en prisión preventiva". El Rancahuaso (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Pinto, José (11 January 2010). "Insólito, la Municipalidad de Pichilemu en dos años ha tenido 18 alcaldes". Rengo al Día (in Spanish). Rengo, Chile. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Anguita G., María Teresa (25 May 2008). "El "invierno cruel" que azota a Pichilemu". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Chile: COPESA. Retrieved 11 June 2011. (subscription only, forked at Pichilemu News)
- ^ a b Saldías, Washington (28 October 2010). "Desconocidos, en horas de la noche, sin autorización –y maquinaria pesada- abrieron la "boca" a la laguna Petrel". Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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