Jorge Tapia Valdés

Jorge Tapia Valdés
Intendant of the Tarapacá Region
In office
11 March 2000 – 28 December 2000
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byPatricio De Gregorio
Succeeded byPatricio Zapata Valenzuela
Ambassador of Chile to Israel
In office
1995–1997
PresidentEduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle
Preceded byMarcos Álvarez
Succeeded byJosé Rodríguez Elizondo
Minister of Justice
In office
6 April 1972 – 2 November 1972
PresidentSalvador Allende
Preceded byManuel Sanhueza
Succeeded bySergio Insunza
Minister of Public Education
In office
2 November 1972 – 5 July 1973
PresidentSalvador Allende
Preceded byAníbal Palma
Succeeded byEdgardo Enríquez
Personal details
PartyRadical Party
Alma materUniversity of Chile
ProfessionLawyer, diplomat and academic

Jorge Antonio Tapia Valdés (1935 – 30 June 2020) was a Chilean lawyer, academic, diplomat and politician. A member of the Radical Party (PR), he held several public positions as minister of state, intendant and ambassador.