Gerardo Varela
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Gerardo Varela | |
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 Official portrait (2018) | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 9 August 2018 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Adriana Delpiano |
| Succeeded by | Marcela Cubillos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1963 |
| Spouse | Elena Barros |
| Children | Four |
| Parent | Esperanza Alfonso (mother) |
| Relatives | Pedro Enrique Alfonso (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Gerardo Victorino Varela Alfonso (born 15 June 1963) is a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as minister of State in his country.
On his mother's side, Esperanza Alfonso, he is the grandson of Pedro Enrique Alfonso, who served as Minister of State and was a presidential candidate of the Radical Party.[1]
Varela completed his primary and secondary education at Saint George's College in Santiago and later enrolled in the law program at the University of Chile. He qualified as a lawyer in 1990 and has since been part of the law firm Cariola, Diez, Pérez-Cotapos & Cía., becoming a partner in 1996.
He is married to Elena Barros and is the father of four children: Elena, Gerardo, Lucas and Sara.[3][4]