Víctor Pérez Varela

Víctor Pérez
Official portrait (2020)
Minister of the Interior and Public Security
In office
28 July 2020 – 4 December 2020
Preceded byGonzalo Blumel
Succeeded byRodrigo Delgado
Member of the Senate
In office
11 March 2006 – 28 July 2020
Preceded byMario Ríos Santander
Succeeded byClaudio Alvarado
Constituency13th Circunscription
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 1990 – 11 March 2006
Preceded byCreation of the district
Succeeded byJuan Lobos Krause
Constituency47th District
Mayor of Los Ángeles
In office
1981–1987
Preceded byAlmiro Díaz Boggiano
Succeeded byRicardo Acuña Casas
Personal details
Born (1954-10-18) 18 October 1954
PartyUnión Demócrata Independiente (1993–)
SpouseAna María Sierra (1980–)
ChildrenFour
Parent(s)Claudio Pérez
Julieta Varela
Alma materUniversidad de Concepción
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Víctor Claudio José Pérez Varela (born 18 October 1954) is a Chilean lawyer and politician who has served as minister and parliamentary.

A Chilean lawyer and politician affiliated with the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), he served as a member of the Senate of Chile for the 10th Senatorial District (Biobío and Ñuble Regions) between 2014 and 2020, and for the 13th Senatorial District (Biobío Region) during the periods 2006–2014 and 2014–2018.

He previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for District No. 47 (Biobío Region) for four consecutive terms between 1990 and 2006. He was Mayor of Los Ángeles between 1981 and 1987. From 28 July 2020 to 3 November 2020, he served as Minister of the Interior and Public Security in the government of President Sebastián Piñera.