Cristóbal Urruticoechea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urruticoechea and the second or maternal family name is Ríos.

Cristóbal Urruticoechea
Urruticoechea in 2018
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 March 2018
Preceded by	District established
Constituency	21st district of the Biobío Region
Personal details
Born	(1975-11-21) 21 November 1975 (age 49) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Independent Democratic Union (2005–2012) National Renewal[1] (2017–2020) Republican Party (2021–present)
Children	7
Alma mater	Inacap
Profession	Graphic designer, publicist

Cristóbal Ignacio de Loyola Urruticoechea Ríos (born 21 November 1975)^[2][3] is a Chilean politician currently serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented District 21 of the Biobío Region since 2018. He previously served as councilman of Los Ángeles.

Urruticoechea voted in opposition to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the Chilean Congress in 2021. He explained his vote by saying that homosexual couples "claiming rights that nature denies them is going against every notion of natural order" and said that the bill to legalize same-sex marriage was "filled with fictions… which suppress the truth." He added that he was neither racist, discriminatory, nor homophobic.^[4]

References

1. "El diputado Cristóbal Urruticoechea renuncia a su militancia en Renovación Nacional". Radio Bío Bío. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
2. "Cristóbal Ignacio de Loyola Urruticoechea Ríos – Reseñas Biográficas". www.bcn.cl/. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
3. "Diputado Cristóbal Urruticoechea Ríos". www.camara.cl/. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
4. Álvarez, Mauro (23 November 2021). "UMatrimonio Igualitario: los argumentos de diputados del Biobío". diarioconcepcion.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.