Omar Jara
Omar Jara | |
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| General Undesecretary of the Government | |
| In office 26 October 2016 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Candia Irarrázaval |
| Succeeded by | Emardo Hantelmann |
| Governor of Valparaíso Province | |
| In office 26 October 2016 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | José Pedro Núñez |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Dip |
| President of the Playa Ancha University Students Federation | |
| In office 1984–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the position |
| Succeeded by | Yasna Provoste |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1965 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician Scholar |
| Profession | Teacher of History Political Scientist (International relations) |
Omar Leonel Jara Aravena (born 1965) is a Chilean teacher and political scientist.
He was provincial governor of Valparaíso during the second government of Michelle Bachelet.[1]
Early life[edit]
Jara studied Pedagogy in History and Geography at the Playa Ancha University, standing out as the first president of its student federation. Later, he completed a master's degree in international relations at the Ortega y Gasset Institute of the Complutense University of Madrid.
Political career[edit]
During the Concertación governments (1990−2010), he worked for the State of Chile forming part, for example, of the Program for the Improvement of the Quality of Education («MECE-Media») of the Ministry of Education. Later, he moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the first government of Michelle Bachelet (2006−2010), first as staff chief of the Minister Mariano Fernández and then as attaché at the Chilean Embassy in Spain.
During the mayor's office of Aldo Cornejo in Valparaíso (2004−2008), he served as administrator in the municipality and the University of Valparaíso (then he returned in 2016[2]). Similarly, in this term he worked for the Consortium of State Universities.
Bachelet's second term[edit]
As soon as Michelle Bachelet assumed again as president, Jara was appointed as governor of the Valparaíso Province on 11 March 2014, same day of the same day of the presidential succession.[3]
On 7 December 2015, he went through a very difficult time when he decided to suspend a defining match between Colo-Colo and Santiago Wanderers[4][5][6][7] for the 2015 Torneo Apertura after riots by hooligans from both teams in the first five minutes of game.[8][9]
In early 2016, he resigned to his position of governor to contest the municipal primary of the Nueva Mayoría for the mayor of Valparaíso. Nevertheless, he was defeated by the singer DJ Méndez, who was supported by the centre-leftist Party for Democracy (PPD). Time after this, on 26 October 2016, he was appointed as Undersecretary General of the Government by Bachelet.[10][11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Omar Jara, el polémico ex gobernador que asume como subsecretario en la Segegob". Canal 13. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Presidente de TVN y gobernador Omar Jara se incorporan a la Junta Directiva de la Universidad de Valparaíso". El Martutino. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Cuatro DC, dos PPD, un PS, un PC entre los futuros gobernadores de la Región de Valparaíso". SoyChile. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ ""El partido no se juega": Gobernación de Valparaíso suspendió fecha entre Colo Colo y Santiago Wanderers". El Mostrador. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Gobernador Valparaíso: ayer la ciudad se la tomó la delincuencia". Canal 13. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Gobernador de Valparaíso rechazó autorizar partido entre Wanderers y Colo Colo". 24 Horas. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Gobernador de Valparaíso no autorizó duelo entre Wanderers y Colo Colo por amenazas". Goal.com. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Suspenden partido Colo Colo Wanderers en Valparaíso por batalla campal de hinchas en la cancha". El Mostrador. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Partido entre S. Wanderers y Colo Colo fue suspendido por graves incidentes entre barras". Radio Cooperativa. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Presidenta nombra a ex gobernador Omar Jara como Subsecretario General de Gobierno". Epicentro Chile. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Un candidato a alcalde derrotado y un ex asesor legislativo: El perfil de los nuevos subsecretarios del Gobierno". Emol. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Cambio de elenco por goteo: Bachelet remueve ocho subsecretarios y jefes de servicio". El Mostrador. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2021.