Raúl Figueroa Explained

Raúl Figueroa
Birth Date:1975 3, df=y
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Office:Minister of Education
Term Start:28 February 2020
Term End:22 March 2022
Predecessor:Marcela Cubillos[1]
Successor:Marco Antonio Ávila
President:Sebastián Piñera
Office1:Undersecretary of Education[2]
Term Start1:11 March 2018
Term End1:28 October 2019
Predecessor1:Valentina Quiroga Canahuate[3]
Successor1:Jorge Poblete Aedo
Party:Close to centre-right[4]
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer
Parents:Luis Figueroa del Río
María Eugenia Salas
Spouse:Paulina Campos
Children:Five

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cubillos renuncia como ministra de Educación para "asumir importantes desafíos en el debate público". Emol. 28 February 2020. 20 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Quiénes son los subsecretarios que acompañarán a Sebastián Piñera en su gobierno. Emol. 21 February 2018. 20 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Valentina Quiroga por gratuidad: "Debiésemos estar avanzando hacia el 70% en un mediano plazo". Canal 13. 21 February 2018. 20 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Raúl Figueroa: 20 cosas que debes saber del ministro de Educación. Ex-Ante. 18 February 2021. 20 July 2021.
  5. Web site: 2018-02-21. Raúl Figueroa: férreo opositor de la gratuidad a la Subsecretaría de Educación. 2022-02-16. El Mostrador. es.
  6. Web site: Almazabar. Diego. 2018-02-21. ¿Un perfil más técnico?: Expertos analizan a Raúl Figueroa, el nuevo subsecretario del Mineduc Emol.com. 2022-02-16. Emol. Spanish.
  7. Web site: Vargas. Felipe. 2020-02-28. Cubillos renuncia como ministra de Educación para "asumir importantes desafíos en el debate público" Emol.com. 2022-02-16. Emol. Spanish.