Jorge Abarca Riveros
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Jorge Abarca Riveros | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 1st District |
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| Born | 8 January 1967 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (BA) Complutense University of Madrid (MA) |
| Occupation | Constituent |
| Profession | Biologist |
Jorge Abarca Riveros (born 1 August 1967, Arica, Chile) is a Chilean biology teacher and independent politician.
He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention of Chile, representing District 1 of the Arica y Parinacota Region. During his term, he acted as coordinator of the Convention’s Preamble Commission.[1][2][3][4]
Abarca Riveros was born in Arica. He is the son of Jorge Abarca Zúñiga and Mery Olimpia del Carmen Riveros Flores.[2]
He obtained a degree as a biology teacher and a licentiate in biology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. He completed postgraduate studies at the Complutense University of Madrid, where he is also a doctoral candidate in science.[2]
He has worked as a university professor and researcher at various institutions. In recent years, he has served at the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences of the University of Tarapacá. He is the author and co-author of several scientific outreach publications on biodiversity, fauna, and ecosystems, and his research has focused on biodiversity and ancestral cultures of northern Chile, including the Chinchorro culture and other pre-Inca peoples.[2]