Felipe Ward
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Felipe Ward | |
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 Official portrait (2018) | |
| Minister of Housing & Urbanism | |
| In office 4 June 2020 – 11 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Cristián Monckeberg |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Montes Cisternas |
| Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency | |
| In office 28 October 2018 – 4 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Gonzalo Blumel[1] |
| Succeeded by | Claudio Alvarado |
| Minister of National Assets | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 28 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nivia Palma |
| Succeeded by | Julio Isamit |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Waldo Mora Longa |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | 3rd District (Calama, María Elena, Ollagüe, San Pedro de Atacama and Tocopilla) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1972 |
| Party | Independent Democratic Union (UDI) |
| Spouse | Andrea Moreno |
| Children | Four |
| Parent(s) | Carlos Ward María Teresa Edwards |
| Alma mater | Universidad de Los Andes (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Felipe Andrés Ward Edwards (born 14 September 1972) is a Chilean politician and lawyer, militant from Independent Democratic Union (UDI).[2] Since 4 June 2020, he has served as Minister of Housing & Urbanism during the second government of Sebastián Piñera (2018–2022).
Previously, he was Minister of National Assets (2018–2020) during Piñera's second government[3][4] as well as Minister Secretary General of the Presidency (2019–2020).[5]
Professional career
He was born on 14 September 1972 in Santiago, Chile.[6] He is the son of Carlos Ward Duncan and María Teresa Edwards, and the brother of Carlos Ward, who served as councilor of Lo Barnechea (2008–2012).[6]
He is married to Andrea Moreno and is the father of four children.[6]
He completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio Tabancura in Santiago.[6] He later studied Law at Universidad de los Andes, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree with the thesis "Contenido y alcance de la ley de presupuestos y principios de legalidad y flexibilidad en materia presupuestaria" (1997). He was admitted as a lawyer on 28 December 1998.[6]
Between 2001 and 2002 he completed a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies at George Mason University in Virginia, United States.[6]
Professionally, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Center for International Trade and Economics of The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.[6]