Jorge Arancibia

Jorge Arancibia
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office
4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
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 Circumscription
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
PartyUnión Demócrata Independiente (UDI)
Ind. close to right-wing (2016–2020)
Close to Republican Party (2020–)
SpouseMónica Salomon
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)Pedro Arancibia
Olga Reyes
Alma materArturo Prat Naval Academy
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSailor

Jorge Patricio Arancibia Reyes (born 17 September 1939) is a Chilean retired naval officer, politician, and diplomat.

A former Admiral of the Chilean Navy, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy from 1997 to 2001. He later became a member of the Senate of Chile representing the 6th Coastal Circumscription of the Valparaíso Region between 2002 and 2010.

Arancibia was also Ambassador of Chile to Turkey from 2011 to 2013, and a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention elected in 2021 for the 7th District of the Valparaíso Region.