Marco Antonio Ávila
Marco Antonio Ávila | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 16 August 2023 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Raúl Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Nicolás Cataldo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1977 |
| Party | Democratic Revolution |
| Parent(s) | Enrique Ávila Marta Lavanal |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher of Spanish language |
Marco Antonio Ávila Lavanal (born 30 August 1977) is a Chilean politician and teacher who served as Chile's Minister of Education from 11 March 2022 to 16 August 2023.[1][2]
Biography
Marco Antonio Ávila was born in Santiago, the son of Enrique Benito Ávila Hernández and Marta Eugenia Lavanal Araya.
He completed his secondary education at the Andrés Bello High School in San Miguel, and his higher education at the Silva Henríquez Catholic University, where he earned a degree in pedagogy with a specialisation in Spanish language and literature. He later completed a master's degree in education and innovation at the same university.[6][7]
Career
He served as head of the Technical-Pedagogical Unit (UTP) and as a school principal in various educational institutions.
Between 2001 and 2008, he worked as a teacher of language and communication at the Belén Educa Foundation. He later served as principal of a school belonging to the Emprender Educational Corporation between 2013 and 2015. During the same period, he was coordinator of the Diploma in Tools for Technical-Pedagogical Management at the Diego Portales University.[6] Likewise, he served as national coordinator of secondary education at the Ministry of Education between 2015 and 2018, during the second government of Michelle Bachelet.[7] He has also worked as content coordinator for EducarChile.[8]
He also served as head of projects at Fundación Chile.[9]
Political life
A member of the Democratic Revolution (RD) party, on 21 January 2022 he was appointed Minister of Education by then president-elect Gabriel Boric. He assumed office on 11 March of that year, becoming the first holder of the ministry with a teaching background in fourteen years, as well as the first openly homosexual Minister of State in the history of Chile, together with Alexandra Benado at the Ministry of Sports.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Who are those who will govern with Gabriel Boric in Chile?". 24horas. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Quién es Marco Antonio Ávila, el nuevo ministro de Educación". EL DÍNAMO. El Dínamo. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Boric cuenta con dos ministros LGBTIQA+: Educación y Deportes". Crónica Digital. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "El profesor de la diversidad: Marco Antonio Ávila, el nuevo Ministro de Educación de Boric". La Red. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Histórico: Movilh felicita a los primeros ministros abiertamente LGBT". The Clinic. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b Ignacio Hermosilla (21 January 2022). "Boric's slip: Marco Antonio Ávila will not be the first teacher to serve as Minister of Education". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Is Marco Antonio Ávila the first teacher to serve as Minister of Education?". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Participate in the forums on audiovisual arts education". EducarChile (in Spanish). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Rodrigo Realpe (21 January 2022). "Who is Marco Antonio Ávila? The teacher who will take charge of the Ministry of Education". Publimetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Historic: Marco Antonio Ávila, an openly gay teacher, assumes office as Minister of Education". Twitter (in Spanish). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "With great emotion, we wish success to our colleague Alexandra Benado, who makes history as the first openly lesbian woman to hold a ministerial post". Twitter (in Spanish). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.