Gerardo Victorino Varela Alfonso (born 15 June 1963) is a
Chilean politician
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and
lawyer
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.
Political thought
In educational matters, he had expressed in different columns of rightist newspapers
El Mercurio
''El Mercurio'' (known online as ''El Mercurio On-Line'', ''EMOL'') is a Chilean newspaper with editions in Valparaíso and Santiago. Its Santiago edition is considered the country's newspaper of record and it is considered the oldest daily in t ...
and
El Líbero
El Líbero is a Chilean online newspaper formed in 2014. Its founders include journalist and former editor of ''Investigation and Politics'' of ''El Mercurio'' Eduardo Sepúlveda, the commercial engineer Carlos Kubick O., José Antonio Guzmán A ...
that «the Education is a right and also an economic good».
Controversies
In April 2018, Varela referred to the subject of
condoms
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, which he indicated that he personally bought them for his children and also that they needed more than three because «they were champions», wedge that was widely criticized by the public opinion. Then, the next month ―and amid
2018 Chilean feminist protests— he referred to the harassment of women during a speech in the
Senate
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, where he mentioned that them are «small humiliations».
Personal life
He is grandson of
Pedro Enrique Alfonso
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The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
,
a politician from centre-right faction of the
Chilean Radical Party who was candidate in
1952 presidential elections won by
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (; 3 November 1877 – 28 April 1960) was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. He served as President twice, first between 1927 and 1931, and then from 1952 to 1958, serving for 10 years in office.
T ...
.
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
20th-century Chilean lawyers
University of Chile alumni
21st-century Chilean politicians
Chilean Ministers of Education
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