Gustavo Hasbún
Gustavo Adolfo Hasbún Selume (born 2 August 1972) is a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
He also served as mayor.
Early life and family
He was born on 2 August 1972 in Santiago, the son of Enrique Hasbún and Carmen Selume.
He is married to Ximena Wünkhaus Schepeler and is the father of two children, Diego and Benjamín.
Professional career
He completed his primary education at Saint George's College, Santiago and his secondary education at Colegio Árabe. In 1994, he began higher education at Andrés Bello National University, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Humanities. He later enrolled in the School of Journalism at the University of Santiago, Chile, earning a Licentiate in Social Communication and qualifying as a journalist in 2006. He subsequently completed a diploma in Public Policy at the Universidad del Desarrollo.
Professionally, between 1996 and 1997, he worked as a researcher at the Instituto Libertad. From 1998 to 1999, he served as an advisor to businessman Sebastián Piñera. Between 1999 and 2000, he was general manager of Sociedad Educacional Árabe S.A.
Political career
He began his partisan political activities in the youth wing of National Renewal (Chile). During his university years, he joined the Unión General de Estudiantes Palestinos (UGEP).
In political activities, he served as head of the youth team for Evelyn Matthei’s 1989 parliamentary campaign. In 1993, he coordinated his party’s parliamentary campaign in the Metropolitan Region. In 1997, he was elected national vice president of the Youth of National Renewal. In 1999, he headed the presidential campaign in Santiago for candidate Joaquín Lavín.
During these years, he joined the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).
In 2000, at the age of 28, he was elected mayor of the Municipality of Estación Central, serving two consecutive terms (2000–2004 and 2004–2008). During his tenure, he chaired the Commission on Transport, Public Works and Telecommunications of the Chilean Association of Municipalities.