Jovino Novoa | |
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President of the Senate of Chile | |
In office 11 March 2009 – 11 March 2010 | |
Preceded by | Andrés Zaldívar |
Succeeded by | Jorge Pizarro |
Member of the Senate of Chile | |
In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2014 | |
Preceded by | Miguel Otero Lathrop |
Succeeded by | Andrés Allamand |
Constituency | 7th Circunscription, (Santiago Poniente) |
General Undersecretary of the Republic of Chile | |
In office 1 June 1979 – 1 June 1982 | |
Preceded by | Mario Ríos Santander |
Succeeded by | Mario Messen García |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago, Chile | 31 March 1945
Died | 1 June 2021 Frutillar, Chile[1] | (aged 76)
Political party | ![]() (1988–2021) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Enrique Manuel Jovino Novoa Vásquez (31 March 1945 – 1 June 2021) was a Chilean politician. He was a member of the Senate of Chile (1998–2014) and was the president of the Senate of Chile (2009–2010).[2]
He served as General Undersecretary of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship from 1979 to 1982.[3]
Unlike many others in his party, the Independent Democratic Union, Novoa was not religious and considered himself agnostic, and at times he voiced support several pro-choice positions.[4] Likewise, within the UDI he achieved to establish the dominance of his liberal-conservative faction,[5] which coexisted with Pablo Longueira's social-conservative current.[6][7] This last one had as its characteristic the political work in poor sectors,[6] whereas Novoa's faction was concentrated in the relation with businessmen,[6] the empowerment of think tanks like Libertad y Desarrollo (LyD)[7] or the training of then young or students' leaders from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC)[6] like Jaime Bellolio or Javier Macaya.[6]
In 2015, he was sentenced for tax crimes related to the Penta and SQM cases.[8][9][10][11][12][13] Six years later, Novoa died on 1 June 2021, aged 76, from emphysema.[14][2][15][16]