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Chilean politician
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20 September 1953(Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile)
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University of Chile
Chile
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Biography
Francisco Javier Vidal Salinas (born 20 September 1953) is a Chilean politician and scholar.
In 1971, he began his political career at the rightist National Party.
He was Chile's Minister of National Defense from March 2009 to March 2010. Before this position he served as Minister Secretary General of Government of Chile during the administrations of Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet and Interior Minister during Lagos's mandate.
He is a professor of history at the University of Chile.