Juan Carlos García Pérez de Arce (born 3 January 1971) is a Chilean architect and politician who served as Chile's Minister of Public Works from 2022 to 2023.[2][3][4][5][6]
Juan Carlos García | |
|---|---|
 Juan Carlos García in 2022 | |
| Ambassador of Chile at Canadá | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Raúl Fernández Daza |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 9 March 2023 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Moreno Charme |
| Succeeded by | Jessica López Saffie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1971 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Xochitl Poblete |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Carlos García Lazcano María Isabel Pérez de Arce Antoncich |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Architect and politician |
Biography
editThe son of Carlos Alberto García Lazcano and María Isabel Pérez de Arce Antoncich, Juan Carlos earned a BA in architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Later, García completed an MA in urban management at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, France.
He worked in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, where he collaborated in the declaration of the Valparaíso commune as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
He has also been an advisor to the Production Development Corporation, where he promoted programs that aimed to encourage private investment in the Valparaíso Region.
Political career
editHe is a member of the Liberal Party. In 2020, he participated in the Broad Front gubernatorial primaries for the Valparaíso Region, in which he was not elected.
On 21 January 2022, he was appointed Minister of Public Works by President-elect Gabriel Boric. He took office on 11 March 2022. On 11 March 2023, he was succeeded by Jessica López Saffie.
Personal life
editHe is married to Xochitl Poblete, with whom he has two children.
References
edit- ^ "Alumni de Arquitectura PUCV será el nuevo Ministro de Obras Públicas". EAD PUCV. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Chile changes: Gabriel Boric president". Canal Abierto. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Quién es Juan Carlos García, el nuevo ministro de Obras Públicas de Gabriel Boric". La Tercera. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Arquitecto Juan Carlos García es el nuevo ministro de Obras Públicas". El Mostrador. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "¿Quién es Juan Carlos García?: El perfil del futuro ministro de Obras Públicas". Meganoticias. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2023-03-10). "Cambio de gabinete: Van Klaveren reemplaza a Urrejola en Cancillería y Pizarro a Benado en Deportes | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-15.