Leopoldo Pérez
Leopoldo Pérez | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Constituency | District 12 |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Maximiano Errázuriz |
| Succeeded by | Re-districted |
| Constituency | 29th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1957 |
| Party | Renovación Nacional |
| Spouse | Patricia Le Roy |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
Leopoldo Alfredo Pérez Lahsen (born 28 March 1957) is a Chilean politician.[1][2]
Early life and education
Pérez Lahsen was born on March 28, 1957, in Santiago, Chile. He is the son of Leopoldo Pérez Bobadilla and Elena Lahsen Azar.[3]
He is married to Patricia Le Roy F. and is the father of two children, Daniela Paz and Leopoldo Ignacio.[3]
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Domingo Matte Mesías School in Puente Alto between 1965 and 1970, and later at the San Ignacio de Alonso Ovalle School between 1971 and 1973. In 1974, he graduated from secondary education at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera.[3]
Between 1975 and 1978, he studied Agronomy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In 1980, he entered the Public Administration program at the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of the University of Chile, graduating with a licentiate degree in 1985.[3]
In 1989, he completed the Second Course on Development and National Security at the National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies of the Ministry of National Defense. In 1996, he obtained a diploma in Business Management from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In 2009, he enrolled in the Master of Public Policy program at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Chile.[3]
Between 1985 and 1986, Pérez served as a teaching assistant in Fiscal Economics at the School of Public Administration of the University of Chile. From 1988 to 1991, he held a similar position in the course *Public Administration Seminar II* at the same institution.[3]
In 1985, he worked as a researcher at the Department of Fisheries Economics of the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP), affiliated with the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO). From 1986 to 1991, he served in the Department of Planning and Management Control, later becoming head of the Technical Planning Unit between 1991 and 1993. From 1993 until December 2000, he was National Head of Pre-shipment.[3]
From 2001 onward, he worked at the Municipality of Puente Alto during the administration of Mayor Manuel José Ossandón Irarrázabal. Between 2000 and 2010, he served as Municipal Secretary of Planning (SECPLA) and concurrently held responsibilities as acting mayor. In November 2002, he participated in an international congress on crime prevention through urban design, policing, and institutional coordination, held in Barcelona, Spain.[3]
Political career
Pérez began his political involvement in 1983 as Secretary General of the Student Council of the Public Administration program at the University of Chile. In 1987, he was among the founding members of the National Renewal party (RN).[3]
Between 1993 and 1994, he served as communal president of RN in Puente Alto. For the municipal elections of December 2000, he acted as campaign manager for mayoral candidate Manuel José Ossandón.[3]
At the end of 2009, following the decision of Deputy Maximiano Errázuriz not to seek re-election in the 29th District of the Metropolitan Region, Pérez was selected as the National Renewal candidate to fill the vacancy.[3]
In the November 2017 parliamentary elections, he was re-elected as a Deputy of the Republic representing National Renewal for the 12th District of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, within the Chile Vamos coalition, serving for the 2018–2022 legislative period. He obtained 29,984 votes, corresponding to 8.60% of the validly cast ballots.[3]
In the 2021 parliamentary elections, he did not seek re-election. Law No. 21,238 of 2020 established a limit of two consecutive terms for deputies.[3]
References
- ^ "Diputado Leopoldo Pérez dictó clase magistral 'La Educación Técnica como motor de la movilidad social". Universidad Santo Tomás. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Diputado Pérez (RN) tilda de "intolerante e intransigente" al presidente de la comunidad judía". Radio Bío-Bío. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Leopoldo Alfredo Pérez Lahsen". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.