- Rodolfo Stange
General Rodolfo Stange Oelckers (b.
September 30 ,1925 ) is a Chilean politician and former senator. He was a member of the Government Junta that ruledChile from 1973 to 1990, representing the police force (Carabineros de Chile ). He was elected Senator in 1998, finishing his term in 2005.Stange was born in
Puerto Montt , in the south ofChile . He was the son of Osvaldo Stange and Ina Oelckers, of German ancestry. Because of his, he studied in the German Institute of Puerto Montt and later in the Liceo de Hombres. He joined the Military in 1945 and the Carabineros two years later. Thanks to a scholarship, Stange was able to continue his university studies inWest Germany and upon his return he became a teacher of Police Sciences and Police Administration.In 1970, Stange was named Administrative Chief of the School of Carabineros. Later, he was appointed the Coronel Director of the Superior Institute of Carabineros. In 1977, he became President of the Mining Company of
Vallenar . During the presidency ofAugusto Pinochet , Stange rose through the ranks until becoming General Subdirector of the police force in June 1982. When General DirectorCésar Mendoza resigned inAugust 2 ,1985 , Stange was duly appointed to that post, serving "ex officio" as member of the government junta. Stange continued serving as general director after Pinochet's presidency ended in 1990.After finishing his term as General Director of Carabineros in 1995, Stange dedicated himself to politics. he joined the
Independent Democratic Union and in 1997 was elected to the 17th Senatorial Circunscription (South Los Lagos). While in the Senate, from 1998 to 2006, Stange initially participated in the Commission of the Environment and the Commission of Maritime Issues, Fishing, and Aquaculture. He later joined the Commission of Government, Decentralization and Regionalization, the Commission of Public Works, and the Special Commission of Security.Source
* [http://biografias.bcn.cl/pags/biografias/detalle_par.php?id=280 Profile from the Chilean Library of Congress]
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