Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (Spanish pronunciation:[eˈðwaɾðo alˈfɾeðo ˈxwan βerˈnarðo ˈfɾej ˈrwis ˈtaɣle]; born June 24, 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who was President of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He is currently Senator for Los Ríos and was President of the Senate from 2006 to 2008. He attempted a comeback as the candidate of the ruling Concertación coalition for the 2009 presidential election, but was narrowly defeated. His father was Eduardo Frei Montalva who was President of Chile from 1964 to 1970.
Biography
Frei was born in Santiago to Eduardo Frei Montalva and María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez. He received all his schooling at the Luis Campino Institute. He then attended the University of Chile, where he graduated as a Civil Engineer, specializing in hydraulics. After graduation, he followed advanced courses in management in Italy.
Frei, whose grandfather Eduardo Frei Schlinz emigrated to Chile from Switzerland, obtained Swiss citizenship in February 2009.
The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Rensvik, the largest village on the island, located on the northern end of the island. Other main villages that were in Frei Municipality include the village of Nedre Frei, located on the southern end of the island and the village of Kvalvåg, located on the eastern side of the island. The main church for the municipality was Frei Church, located in the village of Nedre Frei.
Name
The municipality was named after the island of Frei (Old Norse: Freiðr). The meaning of the name is unknown, but is maybe derived from fríðr which means "good" or "beautiful". Until 1889, the name was written Fredø.
The highest point on the island is the 629-metre (2,064ft) mountain Freikollen. The island is covered with mountains, pine forests, marshes, and sparse other vegetation. The Freifjorden lies to the east and south, the Kvernesfjorden and Bremsnesfjorden lie to the west, and the Bolgsvaet bay and Omsundet strait lie to the north. The islands of Nordlandet, Kirkelandet, and Innlandet lie north of Frei; the island of Averøya lies to the west; the islands of Bergsøya and Aspøya lie to the southeast; and the island of Tustna lies to the northeast.
El discurso del expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle en el funeral de Sebastián Piñera
Este viernes, se realizó la ceremonia de despedida y homenaje del fallecido expresidente Sebastián Piñera. Durante su discurso en la sede del Congreso Nacional en Santiago, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle destacó: “Fue una persona de múltiples facetas, de gran inteligencia, de gran creatividad, que vivió intensamente y que siempre tuvo la inquietud por buscar oportunidades para desarrollar proyectos en los cuales trabajaba con gran tesón hasta convertirlos en realidad”.
Más información en CNN Chile: https://www.cnnchile.com
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published: 09 Feb 2024
Elegidos - Capítulo 2: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
#elegidos #eduardofrei
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Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle llega al poder | Yo Amo los 90's | Capítulo 7
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, la vida y carrera política del ex Presidente de la República
published: 20 Aug 2014
Programa Ejecutivo en Política y Gobierno Eduardo Frei Ruiz Tagle, expresidente de la República - D1
En esta segunda versión del Programa Ejecutivo en Política y Gobierno de la Facultad de Gobierno de la Universidad de Chile, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle aborda en dos jornadas temas de gran relevancia para nuestro país: internacionalización de Chile y la alianza público-privada, en el marco de nuestro camino al desarrollo.
published: 27 Dec 2023
USA: CHILEAN PRESIDENT EDUARDO FREI ADDRESSES US CONGRESS
(27 Feb 1997) Spanish/Eng/Nat
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced a tough audience as he addressed a joint session of U-S Congress on Thursday
He's in Washington this week, urging members of Congress to expand North American Free Trade Agreement to include Chile.
But the task at hand is not a simple one because the U-S Congress is home to some of the harshest critics of NAFTA.
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced scepticism and opposition as he addressed the joint session of the U-S House of Representatives and the Senate.
He was there to make his case for Chile joining the North American Free Trade Agreement with the U-S, Canada and Mexico.
Frei told members of Congress that Chile wants to leave behind its traditional isolationism and participate in the new era of co...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle - Reforma de la Constitución para reelección - DiFilm (1996)
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Duración: 1 Minuto 35 segundos.
Código: UG-3228
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CICLO SEMINARIOS PRESIDENCIALES: CHILE 2050 CON EDUARDO FREI RUIZ-TAGLE
Seminario relizado el día miércoles 02 de agosto de 2023 entre las 09:00 y 10:30 am. en el Salón de Honor UC - Piso 2. Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340. Organizado por CLAPES UC y transmitido vía Streaming en www.clapesuc.cl.
PALABRAS DE BIENVENIDA
🔵 Sr. Ignacio Sánchez D. Rector UC
INTRODUCCIÓN
🔵 Sr. Felipe Larraín B. Director CLAPES UC. Profesor Titular Economía UC
EXPONE
🔵 Sr. Eduardo Frei R-T. Expresidente de la República
PANEL
🔵 Sra. Isabel Aninat S. Decana Facultad de Derecho UAI. Directora de la Sociedad Chilena de Políticas Públicas
🔵 Sra. Iris Boeninger V. Exembajadora de Chile en Uruguay y en la ALADI. Miembro del Consejo Asesor CLAPES UC
🔵 Sr. José Miguel Insulza S. Senador. Exministro del Interior, RREE y SEGPRES. Exsecretario General OEA
MODERA
🔵 Sr. Felipe Larraín ...
published: 08 Aug 2023
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Date: Friday, December 09, 1994 - 07:00PM
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published: 09 Mar 2021
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle: "Mi padre fue asesinado" | 24 Horas TVN Chile
El ex presidente valoró la decisión del ministro Madrid de dictar acusación contra las seis personas procesadas en la muerte de Eduardo Frei Montalva.
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Este viernes, se realizó la ceremonia de despedida y homenaje del fallecido expresidente Sebastián Piñera. Durante su discurso en la sede del Congreso Nacional ...
Este viernes, se realizó la ceremonia de despedida y homenaje del fallecido expresidente Sebastián Piñera. Durante su discurso en la sede del Congreso Nacional en Santiago, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle destacó: “Fue una persona de múltiples facetas, de gran inteligencia, de gran creatividad, que vivió intensamente y que siempre tuvo la inquietud por buscar oportunidades para desarrollar proyectos en los cuales trabajaba con gran tesón hasta convertirlos en realidad”.
Más información en CNN Chile: https://www.cnnchile.com
#política #chile #noticias
Este viernes, se realizó la ceremonia de despedida y homenaje del fallecido expresidente Sebastián Piñera. Durante su discurso en la sede del Congreso Nacional en Santiago, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle destacó: “Fue una persona de múltiples facetas, de gran inteligencia, de gran creatividad, que vivió intensamente y que siempre tuvo la inquietud por buscar oportunidades para desarrollar proyectos en los cuales trabajaba con gran tesón hasta convertirlos en realidad”.
Más información en CNN Chile: https://www.cnnchile.com
#política #chile #noticias
#elegidos #eduardofrei
Revive el capítulo completo de Eduardo Frei en "Elegidos", el programa de Mega que conmemora los 50 años del Golpe de Estado de 1973.
...
#elegidos #eduardofrei
Revive el capítulo completo de Eduardo Frei en "Elegidos", el programa de Mega que conmemora los 50 años del Golpe de Estado de 1973.
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En esta segunda versión del Programa Ejecutivo en Política y Gobierno de la Facultad de Gobierno de la Universidad de Chile, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-T...
En esta segunda versión del Programa Ejecutivo en Política y Gobierno de la Facultad de Gobierno de la Universidad de Chile, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle aborda en dos jornadas temas de gran relevancia para nuestro país: internacionalización de Chile y la alianza público-privada, en el marco de nuestro camino al desarrollo.
En esta segunda versión del Programa Ejecutivo en Política y Gobierno de la Facultad de Gobierno de la Universidad de Chile, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle aborda en dos jornadas temas de gran relevancia para nuestro país: internacionalización de Chile y la alianza público-privada, en el marco de nuestro camino al desarrollo.
(27 Feb 1997) Spanish/Eng/Nat
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced a tough audience as he addressed a joint session of U-S Congress on Thursday
He's in ...
(27 Feb 1997) Spanish/Eng/Nat
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced a tough audience as he addressed a joint session of U-S Congress on Thursday
He's in Washington this week, urging members of Congress to expand North American Free Trade Agreement to include Chile.
But the task at hand is not a simple one because the U-S Congress is home to some of the harshest critics of NAFTA.
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced scepticism and opposition as he addressed the joint session of the U-S House of Representatives and the Senate.
He was there to make his case for Chile joining the North American Free Trade Agreement with the U-S, Canada and Mexico.
Frei told members of Congress that Chile wants to leave behind its traditional isolationism and participate in the new era of cooperation and freedom.
President Frei announced that 70 percent of Chile's gross domestic product is linked to foreign trade and he said Chile already has bilateral "free trade" pacts with Canada and Mexico as well as with more than two dozen other countries.
The Chilean President told members of Congress that his presence in the U-S symbolises a new era in friendship between the two countries.
He urged lawmakers to leave behind past fears and distrust and lift barriers to free trade between the Americas.
He added it was time to write a new page in the history of the Americas.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"Let us turn the page on our fears, our wars and our distrust. Let us leave the days of threats and sanctions behind us. Frank and open dialogue is the instrument of international democracy."
SUPER CAPTION: President Eduardo Frei, President of Chile
President Frei spoke through a translator as he addressed members of Congress most of whom were wearing headphones to hear the English translation of his speech.
His audience was polite but Frei faces an uphill battle to convince many of them that Chile should join NAFTA.
Many members of Congress oppose NAFTA in the first place claiming up to 600-thousand U-S jobs were lost because American companies found cheaper labour across the borders.
Frei's 30 minute speech was interrupted by applause twice.
His announcement that Chile was not in the U-S to ask for handouts was greeted warmly.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"On the contrary, we come to extend to you an invitation to invite you to a shared undertaking. Let us travel together down a path that includes, but is not only the classic form of economic cooperation. Let us together build a vision of the future for this hemisphere, a political, social, scientific, cultural future based in our roots and our history."
SUPER CAPTION: President Eduardo Frei, President of Chile
Clinton invited Chile to join NAFTA in 1994, but put an election-year freeze on the offer amid congressional opposition.
Despite having President Clinton on his side, Frei's push to expand NAFTA to include Chile will not be easy.
As he closed his address, the Chilean President told members of Congress that Latin America finally has the opportunity to achieve solid democracy and overcome poverty.
But he says it cannot be done without free trade and to achieve that - they need US support.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"If we have strength, courage and political resolve, we can build that dream, we can achieve that dream. And that is the task before us. I call upon the people of the United States and the Congress, to work with us toward that dream. Thank you."
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(27 Feb 1997) Spanish/Eng/Nat
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced a tough audience as he addressed a joint session of U-S Congress on Thursday
He's in Washington this week, urging members of Congress to expand North American Free Trade Agreement to include Chile.
But the task at hand is not a simple one because the U-S Congress is home to some of the harshest critics of NAFTA.
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced scepticism and opposition as he addressed the joint session of the U-S House of Representatives and the Senate.
He was there to make his case for Chile joining the North American Free Trade Agreement with the U-S, Canada and Mexico.
Frei told members of Congress that Chile wants to leave behind its traditional isolationism and participate in the new era of cooperation and freedom.
President Frei announced that 70 percent of Chile's gross domestic product is linked to foreign trade and he said Chile already has bilateral "free trade" pacts with Canada and Mexico as well as with more than two dozen other countries.
The Chilean President told members of Congress that his presence in the U-S symbolises a new era in friendship between the two countries.
He urged lawmakers to leave behind past fears and distrust and lift barriers to free trade between the Americas.
He added it was time to write a new page in the history of the Americas.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"Let us turn the page on our fears, our wars and our distrust. Let us leave the days of threats and sanctions behind us. Frank and open dialogue is the instrument of international democracy."
SUPER CAPTION: President Eduardo Frei, President of Chile
President Frei spoke through a translator as he addressed members of Congress most of whom were wearing headphones to hear the English translation of his speech.
His audience was polite but Frei faces an uphill battle to convince many of them that Chile should join NAFTA.
Many members of Congress oppose NAFTA in the first place claiming up to 600-thousand U-S jobs were lost because American companies found cheaper labour across the borders.
Frei's 30 minute speech was interrupted by applause twice.
His announcement that Chile was not in the U-S to ask for handouts was greeted warmly.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"On the contrary, we come to extend to you an invitation to invite you to a shared undertaking. Let us travel together down a path that includes, but is not only the classic form of economic cooperation. Let us together build a vision of the future for this hemisphere, a political, social, scientific, cultural future based in our roots and our history."
SUPER CAPTION: President Eduardo Frei, President of Chile
Clinton invited Chile to join NAFTA in 1994, but put an election-year freeze on the offer amid congressional opposition.
Despite having President Clinton on his side, Frei's push to expand NAFTA to include Chile will not be easy.
As he closed his address, the Chilean President told members of Congress that Latin America finally has the opportunity to achieve solid democracy and overcome poverty.
But he says it cannot be done without free trade and to achieve that - they need US support.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"If we have strength, courage and political resolve, we can build that dream, we can achieve that dream. And that is the task before us. I call upon the people of the United States and the Congress, to work with us toward that dream. Thank you."
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CONSULTAS PARA ADQUIRIR VIDEOS A: [email protected] - Chile: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle reforma de la constitución para reelección.
Fecha: 24/04/1996
D...
CONSULTAS PARA ADQUIRIR VIDEOS A: [email protected] - Chile: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle reforma de la constitución para reelección.
Fecha: 24/04/1996
Duración: 1 Minuto 35 segundos.
Código: UG-3228
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CONSULTAS PARA ADQUIRIR VIDEOS A: [email protected] - Chile: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle reforma de la constitución para reelección.
Fecha: 24/04/1996
Duración: 1 Minuto 35 segundos.
Código: UG-3228
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Seminario relizado el día miércoles 02 de agosto de 2023 entre las 09:00 y 10:30 am. en el Salón de Honor UC - Piso 2. Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340. Or...
Seminario relizado el día miércoles 02 de agosto de 2023 entre las 09:00 y 10:30 am. en el Salón de Honor UC - Piso 2. Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340. Organizado por CLAPES UC y transmitido vía Streaming en www.clapesuc.cl.
PALABRAS DE BIENVENIDA
🔵 Sr. Ignacio Sánchez D. Rector UC
INTRODUCCIÓN
🔵 Sr. Felipe Larraín B. Director CLAPES UC. Profesor Titular Economía UC
EXPONE
🔵 Sr. Eduardo Frei R-T. Expresidente de la República
PANEL
🔵 Sra. Isabel Aninat S. Decana Facultad de Derecho UAI. Directora de la Sociedad Chilena de Políticas Públicas
🔵 Sra. Iris Boeninger V. Exembajadora de Chile en Uruguay y en la ALADI. Miembro del Consejo Asesor CLAPES UC
🔵 Sr. José Miguel Insulza S. Senador. Exministro del Interior, RREE y SEGPRES. Exsecretario General OEA
MODERA
🔵 Sr. Felipe Larraín B. Director CLAPES UC. Profesor Titular Economía UC
Seminario relizado el día miércoles 02 de agosto de 2023 entre las 09:00 y 10:30 am. en el Salón de Honor UC - Piso 2. Av. Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 340. Organizado por CLAPES UC y transmitido vía Streaming en www.clapesuc.cl.
PALABRAS DE BIENVENIDA
🔵 Sr. Ignacio Sánchez D. Rector UC
INTRODUCCIÓN
🔵 Sr. Felipe Larraín B. Director CLAPES UC. Profesor Titular Economía UC
EXPONE
🔵 Sr. Eduardo Frei R-T. Expresidente de la República
PANEL
🔵 Sra. Isabel Aninat S. Decana Facultad de Derecho UAI. Directora de la Sociedad Chilena de Políticas Públicas
🔵 Sra. Iris Boeninger V. Exembajadora de Chile en Uruguay y en la ALADI. Miembro del Consejo Asesor CLAPES UC
🔵 Sr. José Miguel Insulza S. Senador. Exministro del Interior, RREE y SEGPRES. Exsecretario General OEA
MODERA
🔵 Sr. Felipe Larraín B. Director CLAPES UC. Profesor Titular Economía UC
El ex presidente valoró la decisión del ministro Madrid de dictar acusación contra las seis personas procesadas en la muerte de Eduardo Frei Montalva.
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Este viernes, se realizó la ceremonia de despedida y homenaje del fallecido expresidente Sebastián Piñera. Durante su discurso en la sede del Congreso Nacional en Santiago, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle destacó: “Fue una persona de múltiples facetas, de gran inteligencia, de gran creatividad, que vivió intensamente y que siempre tuvo la inquietud por buscar oportunidades para desarrollar proyectos en los cuales trabajaba con gran tesón hasta convertirlos en realidad”.
Más información en CNN Chile: https://www.cnnchile.com
#política #chile #noticias
#elegidos #eduardofrei
Revive el capítulo completo de Eduardo Frei en "Elegidos", el programa de Mega que conmemora los 50 años del Golpe de Estado de 1973.
*Meganoticias* es el departamento de prensa de Mega, canal de televisión chileno.
En esta plataforma encontrarás videos explicativos, reportajes y entrevistas sobre diversos temas de actualidad internacional. Además, podrás seguir nuestras señales en vivo las 24 horas del día.
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En esta segunda versión del Programa Ejecutivo en Política y Gobierno de la Facultad de Gobierno de la Universidad de Chile, el expresidente Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle aborda en dos jornadas temas de gran relevancia para nuestro país: internacionalización de Chile y la alianza público-privada, en el marco de nuestro camino al desarrollo.
(27 Feb 1997) Spanish/Eng/Nat
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced a tough audience as he addressed a joint session of U-S Congress on Thursday
He's in Washington this week, urging members of Congress to expand North American Free Trade Agreement to include Chile.
But the task at hand is not a simple one because the U-S Congress is home to some of the harshest critics of NAFTA.
Chilean President Eduardo Frei faced scepticism and opposition as he addressed the joint session of the U-S House of Representatives and the Senate.
He was there to make his case for Chile joining the North American Free Trade Agreement with the U-S, Canada and Mexico.
Frei told members of Congress that Chile wants to leave behind its traditional isolationism and participate in the new era of cooperation and freedom.
President Frei announced that 70 percent of Chile's gross domestic product is linked to foreign trade and he said Chile already has bilateral "free trade" pacts with Canada and Mexico as well as with more than two dozen other countries.
The Chilean President told members of Congress that his presence in the U-S symbolises a new era in friendship between the two countries.
He urged lawmakers to leave behind past fears and distrust and lift barriers to free trade between the Americas.
He added it was time to write a new page in the history of the Americas.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"Let us turn the page on our fears, our wars and our distrust. Let us leave the days of threats and sanctions behind us. Frank and open dialogue is the instrument of international democracy."
SUPER CAPTION: President Eduardo Frei, President of Chile
President Frei spoke through a translator as he addressed members of Congress most of whom were wearing headphones to hear the English translation of his speech.
His audience was polite but Frei faces an uphill battle to convince many of them that Chile should join NAFTA.
Many members of Congress oppose NAFTA in the first place claiming up to 600-thousand U-S jobs were lost because American companies found cheaper labour across the borders.
Frei's 30 minute speech was interrupted by applause twice.
His announcement that Chile was not in the U-S to ask for handouts was greeted warmly.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"On the contrary, we come to extend to you an invitation to invite you to a shared undertaking. Let us travel together down a path that includes, but is not only the classic form of economic cooperation. Let us together build a vision of the future for this hemisphere, a political, social, scientific, cultural future based in our roots and our history."
SUPER CAPTION: President Eduardo Frei, President of Chile
Clinton invited Chile to join NAFTA in 1994, but put an election-year freeze on the offer amid congressional opposition.
Despite having President Clinton on his side, Frei's push to expand NAFTA to include Chile will not be easy.
As he closed his address, the Chilean President told members of Congress that Latin America finally has the opportunity to achieve solid democracy and overcome poverty.
But he says it cannot be done without free trade and to achieve that - they need US support.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish with simultaneous English translation)
"If we have strength, courage and political resolve, we can build that dream, we can achieve that dream. And that is the task before us. I call upon the people of the United States and the Congress, to work with us toward that dream. Thank you."
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PALABRAS DE BIENVENIDA
🔵 Sr. Ignacio Sánchez D. Rector UC
INTRODUCCIÓN
🔵 Sr. Felipe Larraín B. Director CLAPES UC. Profesor Titular Economía UC
EXPONE
🔵 Sr. Eduardo Frei R-T. Expresidente de la República
PANEL
🔵 Sra. Isabel Aninat S. Decana Facultad de Derecho UAI. Directora de la Sociedad Chilena de Políticas Públicas
🔵 Sra. Iris Boeninger V. Exembajadora de Chile en Uruguay y en la ALADI. Miembro del Consejo Asesor CLAPES UC
🔵 Sr. José Miguel Insulza S. Senador. Exministro del Interior, RREE y SEGPRES. Exsecretario General OEA
MODERA
🔵 Sr. Felipe Larraín B. Director CLAPES UC. Profesor Titular Economía UC
El ex presidente valoró la decisión del ministro Madrid de dictar acusación contra las seis personas procesadas en la muerte de Eduardo Frei Montalva.
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Eduardo Alfredo Juan Bernardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (Spanish pronunciation:[eˈðwaɾðo alˈfɾeðo ˈxwan βerˈnarðo ˈfɾej ˈrwis ˈtaɣle]; born June 24, 1942) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who was President of Chile from 1994 to 2000. He is currently Senator for Los Ríos and was President of the Senate from 2006 to 2008. He attempted a comeback as the candidate of the ruling Concertación coalition for the 2009 presidential election, but was narrowly defeated. His father was Eduardo Frei Montalva who was President of Chile from 1964 to 1970.
Biography
Frei was born in Santiago to Eduardo Frei Montalva and María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez. He received all his schooling at the Luis Campino Institute. He then attended the University of Chile, where he graduated as a Civil Engineer, specializing in hydraulics. After graduation, he followed advanced courses in management in Italy.
Frei, whose grandfather Eduardo Frei Schlinz emigrated to Chile from Switzerland, obtained Swiss citizenship in February 2009.