Raúl Figueroa

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

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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

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  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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