Luis Silva Irarrázaval
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Luis Silva | |
|---|---|
.png) Official portrait, 2026 | |
| Undersecretary of Justice | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| President | José Antonio Kast |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Muñoz Lamartine |
| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 7 June 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
| Constituency | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1978 Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Republican |
| Parent(s) | Luis A. Silva Valdés Soledad Irarrázaval |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Luis Alejandro Silva Irarrázaval (born 24 March 1978) is a Chilean lawyer and conservative politician who has served as Undersecretary of Justice since 11 March 2026, during José Antonio Kast's presidency. Currently he is one of the six vice-presidents of Chile's Republican Party.[1][2]
In 2023, Silva emerged as the politician with the most votes to draft a new constitution in his country, serving in the Constitutional Council.[3] However, that constitutional project was rejected,[4] being the second to be rejected in a row after the left-leaning Constitutional Convention.[5] During the process, he has declared himself an admirer of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship reforms.[6][7] In 2024, he returned to teaching at the university, becoming a professor at San Sebastián University (USS).[8]
Early life
Silva was born and raised in a conservative family close to the political ideas of Jaime Guzmán, a lawyer and ideologue of Pinochet regime who drafted the Constitution of Chile in 1980. Similarly, he attended Verbo Divino school.
He is the brother of the progressive filmmaker, Sebastián Silva, who considers Luis to be a 'national danger'.[9] He hinted that his relationship with Sebastian was distant, but that he felt respect for him and that it made him feel ashamed to be considered a 'danger'.[10]
Scholar background
In late-90s, Silva joined Pontifical Catholic University of Chile School of Law. There he was president of the student board of his career,[11] and officially graduated in 2004.
Fiver years later, in 2009, he obtained his Ph.D. in laws at the University of the Andes. In that way, Silva has taught law at that university for many years. Similarly, he held the position of Vice-Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies in the same scholarly institution.
From 2013 to 2014, he was part of the James Madison Program at Princeton University, where he was the William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life.[12]