Carlos Frontaura | |
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Expert Commissioner of the Constitutional Council | |
In office 6 March 2023 –7 November 2023 | |
Advisor to the National Institute of Human Rights | |
In office May 2013 –2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago,Chile | 16 July 1968
Spouse | Ana María Vergara |
Children | Seven |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Carlos Frontaura Rivera (born 16 July 1968) is a Chilean lawyer.
In his public career,Frontaura has served as a human rights advisor and expert on constitutional issues. [1]
Frontaura was a member of the Gremial Movement,which he joined through Jaime Guzmán. [2] Despite not being a formal member,he is close to the Republican Party. [2] Similarly,he is Roman catholic. [2] [3]
He was born in Recoleta,Santiago,Chile,on July 16,1968. He is the son of lawyer Juan Frontaura Gómez and Paulina Rivera Cruchaga. [2] He is married to Ana María Vergara Guzmán since 2002,with whom he has seven children. [2]
Frontaura studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC),where he was a student of Jaime Guzmán. [2] At the university's Law School,he began teaching the History of Law in 1997 and has since taught other courses on family,society,and human rights. [2] While serving as vice-rector,he was elected dean of the school in December 2014 and assumed his duties in January 2015. [4] [5]
In May 2013,the Senate of Chile appointed him a member of the National Institute of Human Rights,a position he held until 2022,after being ratified by vote in 2016. [2]
In 2023,during the constitutional process of that year,the Chamber of Deputies appointed him a member of the Expert Commission to draft a new Constitution. Frontaura was appointed to the Republican Party's seat. [6] [7]
He served on the Subcommittee on Principles,Civil,and Political Rights,and later joined the joint commission to resolve discrepancies regarding the constitutional draft. [8] [9] [10]
The proposed constitution was rejected after a referendum in December.