Jorge Burgos
Jorge Burgos | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Interior and Public Security | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 8 June 2016 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Peñailillo |
| Succeeded by | Mario Fernández Baeza |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Hinzpeter |
| Succeeded by | José Antonio Gómez |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gutenberg Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Maya Fernández |
| Constituency | 21st District (Providencia and Ñuñoa) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1956 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (1977−2020) Amarillos por Chile (2022–present) |
| Spouse | Maria Patricia Sala |
| Children | Three |
| Education | St. Ignatius El Bosque |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jorge Burgos (born 24 June 1956) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was Defense Minister until May 11, 2015 and Interior Minister until 8 June 2016.
In May 2006, he was elected vice president of the Christian Democratic Party (DC). Following the resignation of Soledad Alvear as party president on 28 October 2008, he left his position as vice president and assumed the presidency of the DC until 5 December 2008, when the National Board elected a new leadership.
Burgos was a member of the board of directors of Azul Azul S.A., the company that administers Club Universidad de Chile, from 22 April 2019 until the end of that year.