Jorge Arancibia

Jorge Patricio Arancibia Reyes (born 17 September 1939) is a Chilean politician and lawyer, militant from Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arancibia and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Jorge Arancibia
Member of the Constitutional Convention
Assumed office
4 July 2021
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Constituency7th District
Ambassador of Chile in Turkey
In office
1 September 2011 – 9 September 2013
Preceded byLuis Palma
Succeeded byFernando Varela Palma
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office
11 March 2002 – 11 March 2010
Preceded byBeltrán Urenda
Succeeded byFrancisco Chahuán
Constituency6th Circunscription (Valparaíso Costa)
Commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy
In office
14 November 1997 – 18 June 2001
Preceded byJorge Martínez Busch
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel Vergara Villalobos
Personal details
Born (1939-09-17) 17 September 1939
Santiago, Chile
NationalityChilean
Political partyUnión Demócrata Independiente (UDI)
Ind. close to right-wing (2016–2020)
Close to Republican Party (2020–)
Spouse(s)Mónica Salomon
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)Pedro Arancibia
Olga Reyes
Alma mater
  • Arturo Prat School of Navy (BA)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSailor

He was aide-de-camp of the General Augusto Pinochet.[1]

In 2021, he was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.[2] Then, he caused controversy for being part of the human rights commission due to his past in the Pinochet dictatorship.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Jorge Arancibia, el ex edecán de Pinochet que quiere cambiar la Constitución" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "Primeros resultados en Valparaíso: Jaime Bassa y Jorge Arancibia lideran conteos de constituyentes" (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. "Polémica en Chile por un ex almirante y edecán de Augusto Pinochet que integrará la comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Constituyente" (in Spanish). Infobae. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. "Constituyente Arancibia se niega a abandonar Comisión de DD.HH" (in Spanish). Radio Universidad Chile. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. "La tensa discusión en la Comisión de DD.HH. de la Convención por la participación de Jorge Arancibia en la instancia" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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