Gabriel de la Fuente Acuña
Gabriel de la Fuente | |
|---|---|
| Undersecretary of the Interior | |
| In office 9 March 2022 – 11 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Juan Francisco Galli |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Monsalve |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Government of Chile | |
| In office 31 August 2017 – 11 March 2018 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Nicolás Eyzaguirre |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Blumel |
| Undersecretary-General of Government | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Patricia Silva Meléndez |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Maldonado Roldán |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1959 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Gabriel Ángel de la Fuente Acuña (born 29 November 1959) is a Chilean politician and law graduate. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS).
He served as Undersecretary General of the Presidency from October 2016 to August 2017, and as Minister Secretary General of the Presidency from August 2017 to March 2018, during the second administration of Michelle Bachelet. Between 9 and 11 March 2022, he served as acting Undersecretary of the Interior.
Early life and education
De la Fuente was born in Providencia, Chile. He is the son of Gabriel Enrique de la Fuente Vega and Gregoria Helia Acuña Parada, a lawyer.[1]
He completed his higher education at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, graduating in law but without taking the oath as an attorney before the Supreme Court of Chile.[2]
He is married and has two children.
Political career
De la Fuente is a member of the Socialist Party of Chile. He has served as president of the Center for Social Studies and Promotion Corporation and its Casas del Pueblo. Between 1994 and 1996, he worked as a legislative advisor to the Vice Presidency of the Senate of Chile, and later served as chief of staff to Senator Ricardo Núñez Muñoz until 2010.[3]
In the academic field, he was a member of the board of directors of the University of Atacama between 2008 and 2010. He also served on the Academic Council and as director of the Legislative Advisory Program at Instituto Igualdad.[3]
On 11 March 2014, he assumed the position of Head of the Division of Political and Institutional Relations at the Ministry Secretary General of the Presidency, at the beginning of Michelle Bachelet’s second term.[4]
On 26 October 2016, he was appointed Undersecretary General of the Presidency.[5] He held the position until 31 August 2017, when he was appointed Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, a role he held until 11 March 2018.
In 2018, he participated in the drafting of a constitutional accusation against Supreme Court justices Hugo Dolmestch, Manuel Valderrama, and Carlos Künsemüller, related to their decision to grant parole to individuals convicted of crimes against humanity. The accusation did not succeed in the National Congress.[6]
In February 2022, he was appointed chief of staff of the Undersecretariat of the Interior under the Gabriel Boric administration. On 9 March 2022, he temporarily assumed the role of acting Undersecretary of the Interior due to the legal incompatibility of the designated undersecretary, Manuel Monsalve, who remained in office as a member of the Chamber of Deputies until the presidential inauguration on 11 March 2022.[7]
References
- ^ "Anales de la República: Gabriel de la Fuente Acuña". anales.cl. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Profile of newly appointed undersecretaries". Emol. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Profile of newly appointed undersecretaries". Emol. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "New heads of division assume office". Ministry Secretary General of the Presidency. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Political parties gain and lose after undersecretary reshuffle". Televisión Nacional de Chile. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Gabriel de la Fuente: constitutional accusation is a legitimate exercise". Pauta. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Future undersecretary breaks tradition and assumes office on March 11". ADN Radio. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.