José Antonio Viera-Gallo
José Antonio Viera-Gallo | |
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| Ambassador of Chile to Argentina | |
| In office 22 November 2023 – 11 March 2026 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Bárbara Figueroa |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency | |
| In office 26 March 2007 – 11 March 2010 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Paulina Veloso |
| Succeeded by | Cristián Larroulet |
| Member of the Senate of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Eugenio Cantuarias |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Navarro |
| Constituency | Bío Bío Region |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 21 July 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Pareto (1973) |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Molina Valdivieso |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Enrique van Rysselberghe Varela |
| Constituency | District 44, Concepción |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1943 |
| Occupation | politician |
José Antonio Viera-Gallo Quesney (born 2 December 1943) is a Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician of the Socialist Party of Chile. He served as senator for the 12th Senatorial District, Eighth Region Coast, from 1998 to 2006.
He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for District No. 44 between 1990 and 1998 and served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 11 March 1990 to 21 July 1993. He was Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency between 26 March 2007 and 10 March 2010 during the first government of President Michelle Bachelet.
He later served as a justice of the Constitutional Court of Chile between 2010 and 2013 and as Ambassador of Chile to Argentina between 2015 and 2018, and again since 22 November 2023 under the administration of President Gabriel Boric.