Raúl Figueroa
Chilean lawyer and politician (born 1975)
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Raúl Figueroa | |
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![]() Official portrait (2020) | |
Minister of Education | |
In office 28 February 2020 – 22 March 2022 | |
President | Sebastián Piñera |
Preceded by | Marcela Cubillos[1] |
Succeeded by | Marco Antonio Ávila |
Undersecretary of Education[2] | |
In office 11 March 2018 – 28 October 2019 | |
Preceded by | Valentina Quiroga Canahuate[3] |
Succeeded by | Jorge Poblete Aedo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1975-03-21) 21 March 1975 (age 49) Santiago, Chile |
Political party | Close to centre-right[4] |
Spouse | Paulina Campos |
Children | Five |
Parent(s) | Luis Figueroa del Río María Eugenia Salas |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Raúl Eugenio Figueroa Salas (born 21 March 1975) is a Chilean politician and lawyer.
Political career
He worked in the Ministry of Education during the entire first government of Sebastián Piñera (2010-2014), first as head of the Legal Division and then as head of advisers to the ministry.[5] During Sebastián Piñera's campaign (2017), he was coordinator of the educational program.[6]
In March 2018, he became Undersecretary of Education. On February 28, 2020, he was appointed as Minister of Education of the second government of Sebastián Piñera.[7]
References
- ^ "Cubillos renuncia como ministra de Educación para "asumir importantes desafíos en el debate público"". Emol. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Quiénes son los subsecretarios que acompañarán a Sebastián Piñera en su gobierno". Emol. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Valentina Quiroga por gratuidad: "Debiésemos estar avanzando hacia el 70% en un mediano plazo"". Canal 13. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Raúl Figueroa: 20 cosas que debes saber del ministro de Educación". Ex-Ante. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Raúl Figueroa: férreo opositor de la gratuidad a la Subsecretaría de Educación". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ Almazabar, Diego (2018-02-21). "¿Un perfil más técnico?: Expertos analizan a Raúl Figueroa, el nuevo subsecretario del Mineduc | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ Vargas, Felipe (2020-02-28). "Cubillos renuncia como ministra de Educación para "asumir importantes desafíos en el debate público" | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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