Carlos Frontaura
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Carlos Frontaura | |
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| Expert Commissioner of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 6 March 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
| Advisor to the National Institute of Human Rights | |
| In office May 2013 – 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1968 Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse | Ana María Vergara |
| Children | Seven |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Carlos Frontaura Rivera (born 16 July 1968) is a Chilean lawyer.
In his public career, Frontaura has served as a human rights advisor and expert on constitutional issues.[1]
Frontaura was a member of the Gremial Movement, which he joined through Jaime Guzmán.[2] Despite not being a formal member, he is close to the Republican Party.[2] Similarly, he is Roman catholic.[2][3]
He was born in Recoleta, Santiago, Chile, on July 16, 1968. He is the son of lawyer Juan Frontaura Gómez and Paulina Rivera Cruchaga.[2] He is married to Ana María Vergara Guzmán since 2002, with whom he has seven children.[2]
Frontaura studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), where he was a student of Jaime Guzmán.[2] At the university's Law School, he began teaching the History of Law in 1997 and has since taught other courses on family, society, and human rights.[2] While serving as vice-rector, he was elected dean of the school in December 2014 and assumed his duties in January 2015.[4][5]
In May 2013, the Senate of Chile appointed him a member of the National Institute of Human Rights, a position he held until 2022, after being ratified by vote in 2016.[2]
Public career
2023 Constitutional Council
In 2023, during the constitutional process of that year, the Chamber of Deputies appointed him a member of the Expert Commission to draft a new Constitution. Frontaura was appointed to the Republican Party's seat.[6][7]
He served on the Subcommittee on Principles, Civil, and Political Rights, and later joined the joint commission to resolve discrepancies regarding the constitutional draft.[8][9][10]
The proposed constitution was rejected after a referendum in December.