Francisco Pulgar
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Francisco Pulgar | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 9 November 2024 | |
| Constituency | District 17 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1971 |
| Alma mater | Metropolitan University of Technology (BA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Criminologist |
Juan Francisco Pulgar Castillo (born 27 May 1971) is a Chilean politician who currently serves as deputy.[1][2][3]
Professional life
Between 1990 and 1992, he studied at the Non-Commissioned Officers School of the Chilean Army, training as a military nurse. He later completed his professional internship at the Emergency Service of the Posta Central Hospital and the Department of Medicine of the same institution, finishing his clinical training in Traumatology at the Military Hospital of Santiago.[4]
Shortly thereafter, he resigned from his military nursing career and applied to the Chilean Investigative Police academy, but was not admitted. He subsequently enrolled in a law degree at the Bernardo O'Higgins University, which he was forced to abandon due to financial difficulties. He later completed a course in building and condominium administration and began working as a security advisor for a business complex.[4]
Between 2003 and 2008, he studied for a bachelor's degree in criminalistics at the Metropolitan Technological University (UTEM). In 2008, he completed a diploma in Corporate Integrated Security at the Bernardo O'Higgins University, and in 2009 a diploma in Citizen Security at the Alberto Hurtado University.[4]
Since 2009, he has worked as general manager and private forensic expert at the company Criminalística SAV (Servicio de Atención a Víctimas). Alongside his professional work, he has participated as an analyst and commentator in various media outlets, including print, radio, and television. Among others, he has appeared as a panelist on the morning programme Mañaneros and the show Hora 20, both on La Red, as well as on Bienvenidos, broadcast by Canal 13.[4]
Since 2013, he has been a member of the Defensores del Maule Association, an organization focused on environmental protection and the defense of water resources in the Maule River basin against hydroelectric projects in the region.[4]