Bruno Baranda

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Bruno Antonio Baranda Ferrán (Born 12 October 1963) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was member of Renovación Nacional and Social Development Minister[1] under President Sebastián Piñera's first government. Besides, during the same administration, he was Undersecretary of Labor.[2]

From December 2018 until December 2019, he was Televisión Nacional de Chile's Board President.[3]

He also served as secretary-general of National Renewal (RN) and as a councilor of the Santiago municipality. From December 2018 to December 2019, he served as chairman of the board of Televisión Nacional de Chile.[3]

Family and education

He comes from a large family of five brothers and five sisters, among them former provincial superior of the Society of Jesus, Father Guillermo Baranda, and former social director of the Hogar de Cristo and other social initiatives, Benito Baranda.[4]

He studied at San Ignacio School, Tabancura School, and later at the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria. He subsequently entered the Arturo Prat Naval Academy, where he remained for three years. He later studied law at the Diego Portales University, graduating in 2001.[5]

He has been married since 1995 to Paulette Dutilh Labbé, with whom he has four children.[4]

Public career

As a member of RN, he has also served on the party’s Political Commission and Supreme Tribunal.[6]

In the 2008 Chilean municipal election, he was elected as a councilor for the Santiago municipality for the 2008–2012 term. He resigned in 2010 to assume office as Undersecretary of Labor, appointed by President Sebastián Piñera.[4]

Until his appointment as Undersecretary of Labor, he practiced law, specializing in labor matters, primarily at the firm Baranda y Cía., which he founded in 1985. He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association and also served on the board of the Social Union of Christian Businesspeople and Executives (USEC).[6]

In 2023, he was a candidate for the Constitutional Council representing the Santiago Metropolitan Region,[7] but was not elected.[8]

References

  1. 1."Roberto Ampuero y Bruno Baranda asumirán como nuevos ministros en Cultura y Desarrollo Social". La Tercera. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. 2."Bruno Baranda comparte almuerzo con subsecretarios". Subsecretaría del Trabajo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. 3.[3.2]"TVN: Bruno Baranda es nombrado presidente del directorio". Publimetro.cl. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3]"Anales de la República; Bruno Baranda Ferrán". Anales de la República (in Spanish). 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. 5."Los Baranda, Bruno y Benito: Entre el sueldo mínimo y la aspiración máxima". La Segunda (in Spanish). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. 6.[6.2]"El abogado y ex secretario general de RN que llega al Ministerio de Desarrollo Social". La Tercera (in Spanish). 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  7. 7."Bruno Baranda (RN), candidato a consejero: "El 62 % del rechazo demostró que somos capaces de construir una mayoría"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  8. 8.""Plata no compra votos": candidatos con más financiamiento que quedaron fuera del consejo". Unholster (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 February 2026.