Arturo Barrios Oteiza
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Arturo Barrios | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 17 April 2025 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Tomás de Rementería Venegas |
| Constituency | 7th District |
| President of the University of Chile Student Federation | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Elizalde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1967 |
| Party | Socialist Party (PS) |
| Parent(s) | Arturo Barrios Arriagada Elena Oteíza |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Arturo Barrios Oteíza (born 1 July 1967) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[1][2][3]
In December 1997, he was elected president of the Socialist Youth. He later served as Secretary General of the Socialist Party between 2003 and 2005. Subsequently, between 2006 and early 2008, he was a member of the party’s Central Committee.[4]
In 2008, during the first government of President Michelle Bachelet, he served as Deputy Director of the National Council of Culture and the Arts.[4][5]
During the 1990s, he worked as an advisor on youth and social affairs at the Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN), the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency, and the Ministry of Education.[4]
He graduated from Saint George’s College in 1985. He later studied for a Bachelor’s degree in History at the University of Chile and completed teacher training in History and Geography at the Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (UMCE).[4]
He has worked as a teacher in various secondary and higher education institutions, teaching subjects such as History of Chile and Constitutional History of Chile. In addition, he has served as an educational advisor for several organizations, including the REDUCA Educational Network, made up of 15 schools belonging to the Municipal Corporation of Peñalolén.[4]