Jaime Gálvez Valenzuela

Background

Valenzuela, Jaime Gálvez was born on December 8, 1940 in Santiago, Chile. Son of Oscar and Eulogia (Gálvez) Valenzuela.

Education

B, National Institute, Santiago, 1956; archaeology, Catholic U., Valparaiso, Chile, 1962; housing expert, Inter-American Housing Center, Bogota, Colombia, 1962; Master in City Planning, Yale University, 1965.

Career

Research assistant, Yale University, New Haven, 1965-1966; professor, Los Andes U., Bogota, 1967-1972; director, Habitat Ltda, Cons., Viña del Mar, Chile, since 1972. Junior planner Regional Plan Association, New York City, 1965-1966. Specialist professor Organization of American States Inter-American Housing Center, Bogota, 1966-1969.

Project specialist, Ford Foundation, New York City, Bogota, 1969-1972. Principal expert United Nations Development Program, New York City, Buenos Aires, 1975-1977. Research director and professor Catholic U., Santiago,1987-.

Project director I.U.L.A., The Hague, Quito, Ecuador, since 1990. Consultant United Nations, Santiago, 1985-1987, Nairobi, Kenya, 1989-1990. World Bank, Washington, 1990.

Achievements

• Jaime Gálvez Valenzuela has been listed as a notable Architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisor Ford Foundation, Bogota, 1969-1971, U.N.D.P. and Provincial Government of Buenos Aires, 1975-1977, Catholic U. and Government of Santiago, 1987-1990, Local Govts. in Ecuador and Chile, 1990-1991. Member Inter-American Planning Society, Chilean Architects Society, Regional Science Association, Colombian Planning Society, Las Salinas Country Club Chile, QuitoTennis Country Club Ecuador.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, tennis.

Connections

Married Maria-Loreto Sotomayor Leighton, August 31, 1963. Children: Jaime, María-Loreto, Juan-Cristóbal, Sebastián.

Father:

Oscar Valenzuela

Mother:

Eulogia (Gálvez) Valenzuela

Spouse:

Maria-Loreto Sotomayor Leighton

child:

María-Loreto Valenzuela

child:

Sebastián Valenzuela

child:

Jaime Valenzuela

child:

Juan-Cristóbal Valenzuela