Raúl Figueroa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Salas.
Raúl Figueroa
Raúl Figueroa in 2021.
Minister of Education
In office
28 February 2020 – 22 March 2022
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byMarcela Cubillos[1]
Succeeded byMarco Antonio Ávila
Undersecretary of Education[2]
In office
11 March 2018 – 28 October 2019
Preceded byValentina Quiroga Canahuate[3]
Succeeded byJorge Poblete Aedo
Personal details
Born (1975-03-21) 21 March 1975 (age 49)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyClose to centre-right[4]
SpousePaulina Campos
ChildrenFive
Parent(s)Luis Figueroa del Río
María Eugenia Salas
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

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

  1. ^ "Cubillos renuncia como ministra de Educación para "asumir importantes desafíos en el debate público"". Emol. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Quiénes son los subsecretarios que acompañarán a Sebastián Piñera en su gobierno". Emol. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Valentina Quiroga por gratuidad: "Debiésemos estar avanzando hacia el 70% en un mediano plazo"". Canal 13. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Raúl Figueroa: 20 cosas que debes saber del ministro de Educación". Ex-Ante. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Raúl Figueroa: férreo opositor de la gratuidad a la Subsecretaría de Educación". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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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