Juan Carlos García Pérez de Arce (born 3 January 1971) is a Chilean

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and

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who has been serving as Chile's Minister of Public Works since 11 March 2022.

Biography

The son of Carlos Alberto García Lazcano and María Isabel Pérez de Arce Antoncich, Juan Carlos did a BA in

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at the

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(PUCV). Later, García completed a MA in urban management at the

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. Within his career, García has worked in the

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(Minvu), a position from which he actively collaborated in the declaration of the

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commune as a

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. He has also been an advisor to the Production Development Corporation (Corfo), a site where he promoted programs that aimed to encourage private investment in the

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Political career

García is a member of the

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(PL). In 2020, he participated in the Broad Front primaries for Governor Candidate of the Valparaíso Region, in which he was not elected. On 21 January 2022, he was appointed as Minister of Public Works by then President-elect

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. García will officially assume the position on 11 March.

Personal life

García is married to Xochitl Poblete, with whom he has two children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Perez de Arce, Juan Carlos Living people 1971 births Chilean architects 21st-century Chilean politicians Liberal Party of Chile (2013) politicians Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso alumni École des Ponts ParisTech alumni Chilean Ministers of Public Works