Jorge Sabag
Chilean politician
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Jorge Eduardo Sabag Villalobos (born 26 December 1963) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[3]
Jorge Sabag | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the district |
| Constituency | 19th District |
| In office 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Letelier |
| Constituency | 42nd District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1963 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC)[1][2] |
| Spouse | Paula Brito |
| Children | Four |
| Parent(s) | Hosain Sabag Fresia Villalobos |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Civil Engineer Lawyer |
Early life and education
Sabag was born on December 26, 1963, in Cabrero, Chile. He is the son of Fresia Villalobos Rojas and Hosain Sabag Castillo, who served as both Deputy and Senator for the Biobío Region. He is the nephew of Hasan Sabag Castillo, mayor of Cabrero between 2004 and 2012.[4]
He is married to Paula Ximena Margarita Brito Figueroa and is the father of four daughters: María Monserrat, Trinidad María, Luzmaría Asunción, and Teresita María Jesús.[4]
He completed his primary education at the Parochial School of Cabrero and his secondary education at the Liceo Alemán Verbo Divino in Los Ángeles, Chile. Through student exchange programs, he traveled to Germany, the United States, and Italy during his school years.[4]
He pursued higher education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he graduated as a Civil Engineer with a specialization in Construction in 1989. He later studied Law at the Universidad del Desarrollo in Concepción, graduating in 2003 and receiving the Eduardo Fernández Florez Academic Excellence Award (1999–2003). His undergraduate thesis was titled “The action of constitutional inapplicability after the reform of Law No. 20,050 of August 26, 2005.” He qualified as a lawyer on April 29, 2009.[4]
From 1994 onward, Sabag worked professionally as a project engineer for Inmobiliaria Forestal e Inversiones Savi Ltda. and as a legal adviser to family-owned companies.[4]
Political career
Sabag began his political career as a member of the Christian Democratic Party of Chile.[4]
In the 2005 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy representing the Christian Democratic Party for the 42nd District of the Biobío Region, which included several communes of the Ñuble area. He obtained 33,452 votes, equivalent to 29.85% of the total ballots cast. He was subsequently re-elected in the same district in 2009 and 2013.[4]
In the 2017 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for the 19th District of the Ñuble Region, obtaining 28,995 votes, corresponding to 14.96% of the validly cast ballots, and served for the 2018–2022 legislative period.[4]
After serving continuously in the Chamber of Deputies since 2006 and being affected by the re-election limit established by Law No. 21,238 of 2020, Sabag registered his candidacy for the Senate in August 2021, representing the Christian Democratic Party for the 16th Senatorial District of the Ñuble Region. In the November 2021 election, he obtained 32,706 votes (18.71%) but was not elected.[4]
In the parliamentary elections held on November 16, 2025, he ran as an independent candidate within the *Chile Grande y Unido* coalition, supported by the Demócratas party, for the 19th District of the Ñuble Region. He was not elected, obtaining 20,366 votes, equivalent to 6.18% of the total ballots cast.[4]