Sergio Gaete
Sergio Gaete Rojas | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Education | |
| In office 29 July 1985 – 11 July 1987 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Horacio Aránguiz Donoso |
| Succeeded by | Juan Antonio Guzmán |
| Ambassador of Chile to Argentina | |
| In office 1987–1990 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Arturo Fontaine Aldunate |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Figueroa Serrano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1939 |
| Died | 21 December 2005 (aged 66) |
| Party | Independent (right-leaning) |
| Spouse | Carmen Street (m. 1963) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Sergio Carlos Gaete Rojas (9 September 1939 – 21 December 2005) was a Chilean lawyer, academic, and right-leaning independent politician who served as Minister of Public Education during the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet.
He later served as Chilean ambassador to Argentina from 1987 to 1990.
Early life and education
Gaete was born in Santiago, Chile. He completed his primary studies at Colegio Cardenal Newman and secondary education at Saint George's College, Santiago.[1]
He studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating in 1964 with the thesis La comunicabilidad en torno a los elementos del delito (“Communicability Concerning the Elements of Crime”).[1]
In 1963 he married Carmen Street Ferrier, with whom he had three children: María Consuelo, Sergio Guillermo and María José.[1]
Public career
During the 1960s, Gaete worked as a legal officer (procurador) for the Council of Defense of the State.[1]
Under the military regime, he served on the Fourth Legislative Commission and on the Commission for the Study of the Organic Constitutional Laws.[1]
In 1985 he was appointed Minister of Public Education by General Pinochet. During his tenure, the government advanced the process of municipalization of public education and signed a draft of what would become the Teacher Statute.[1]
After leaving the cabinet in 1987, he was appointed ambassador to Argentina, a post he held until the end of the military administration.[2][3]
He pursued an extensive academic career, teaching at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and at the Bernardo O'Higgins University.[1][4]
Death
Gaete died in Santiago on 21 December 2005 at the age of 66.