Sebastián Valenzuela
Undersecretary of Justice
In office
1 January 2020 – 11 March 2022
PresidentSebastián Pinera
Preceded byJuan José Ossa
Succeeded byJaime Gajardo Falcón
Personal details
Born (1977-09-14) 14 September 1977
Valparaíso, Chile
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso
(LL.B)[1]
(Master of Arts)[1]
ProfessionLawyer

Sebastián Andrés Valenzuela Agüero (born 14 September 1977) is a Chilean lawyer who served as Undersecretary of Justice[2] during Sebastián Pinera's second government.

He has taught at the Central University of Chile[3] and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1]

Biography

Valenzuela was born in Valparaíso to the couple of Juan Renato Valenzuela and Carmen Agüero Piwonka. Later, he attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV) where he did his bachelor of arts in laws. Similarly, Valenzuela completed a Master of Arts in the same career.

During Sebastián Pinera's first government (2010−2014), he worked as Chief of Social Reintegration, department linked to the Ministry of Justice.[4]

From March 2018 to June 2019, once Pinera was elected again, Valenzuela worked as Chief of the Legal Division of the then new Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Then, on December 19, 2019, Valenzuela was appointed as Undersecretary of Justice,[5] a position he officially assumed on January 1, 2020.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Valenzuela Agüero, Sebastián. Profesor Adjunto". Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ministro (s) Justicia y DD HH, Sebastián Valenzuela, valoró trabajo de Programa Mi Abogado en Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena". Corporación de Asistencia Judicial. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Profesor Valenzuela se adjudica cursos en la Academia Judicial". Central University of Chile. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Subsecretario de Justicia fija tres prioridades: Código Penal, Justicia Civil y Asistencia Judicial". Litoral Press. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Abogado PUCV Sebastián Valenzuela fue designado nuevo Subsecretario de Justicia". Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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