José Antonio Gómez Urrutia
José Antonio Gómez | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 11 March 2018 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Jorge Burgos |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Espina |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Carmen Frei |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Guillier |
| Constituency | 2nd Circumscription |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Patricia Pérez Goldberg |
| Succeeded by | Javiera Blanco |
| In office 16 December 1999 – 3 March 2003 | |
| President | Eduardo Frei Montalva (1999–2000) Ricardo Lagos (2000–2003) |
| Preceded by | Soledad Alvear |
| Succeeded by | Luis Bates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1953 Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Radical Party of Chile |
| Spouse | Ximena Passi |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
José Antonio Gómez Urrutia (born 18 December 1953) is a Chilean lawyer, Social Democrat Radical Party politician, and a former senator and president of his party. He is the former Minister of Defense and former Minister of Justice in the second Michelle Bachelet government.
A long-time member of the Radical Party (PR). He served as a Senator for the 2nd Senatorial District, representing the Antofagasta Region, between 2006 and 2014.
He also served as Minister of Justice and later as Minister of National Defense during the administrations of Presidents Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Ricardo Lagos, and Michelle Bachelet.