Gerardo Varela
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Gerardo Varela | |
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 Official portrait (2018) | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 9 August 2018 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Adriana Delpiano |
| Succeeded by | Marcela Cubillos[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1963 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Close to centre-right |
| Spouse | Elena Barros |
| Children | Four |
| Parent | Esperanza Alfonso (mother) |
| Relatives | Pedro Enrique Alfonso (grandfather) |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Gerardo Victorino Varela Alfonso (born 15 June 1963) is a Chilean politician and lawyer.
Political thought[edit]
In educational matters, he had expressed in different columns of rightist newspapers El Mercurio and El Líbero that «the Education is a right and also an economic good».[2]
Controversies[edit]
In April 2018, Varela referred to the subject of condoms, which he indicated that he personally bought them for his children and also that they needed more than three because «they were champions», wedge that was widely criticized by the public opinion.[3] Then, the next month ―and amid 2018 Chilean feminist protests— he referred to the harassment of women during a speech in the Senate, where he mentioned that them are «small humiliations».[4]
Personal life[edit]
He is grandson of Pedro Enrique Alfonso,[5] a politician from centre-right faction of the Chilean Radical Party who was candidate in 1952 presidential elections won by Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.
References[edit]
- ^ "Las "Varelicosas" le pasaron la cuenta: Ministro Varela deja la cartera de Educación". La Tercera. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Nuevo jefe del Mineduc: La Educación es un derecho y también un bien económico". Radio Bío Bío. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ ""Mis hijos son unos campeones": la desafortunada respuesta del Ministro Varela sobre educación sexual". La Tercera. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ ""Pequeñas humillaciones": La frase del ministro Varela sobre acoso a mujeres que desató críticas en el Congreso". Emol. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Reinauguran el busto de Pedro Enrique Alfonso en la Alameda de Ovalle". El Observalotodo. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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