Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
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Jaime Gajardo Falcón
Undersecretary Gajardo has a law degree from Universidad de Chile and a doctorate in law from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid with 16 years of professional experience in both public and private spheres.
He is a professor of constitutional law at the Universidad Diego Portales and has been a professor of law for more than 10 years. He has held lead legal positions in municipalities and ministries and, in the liberal practice of his profession, he has mainly worked on causes related to union defense and human rights. He is an active member of the Partido Comunista.
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María Ester Torres Hidalgo
Abogada de la Universidad de Chile con distinción máxima, magíster en derecho constitucional de la Universidad Católica, egresada del programa de formación de la Academia Judicial con distinción.
Su desempeño profesional lo ha ejercido particularmente en el área de justicia. Fue abogada asesora y Jefa del Departamento de Asesoría y Estudios de la División Jurídica del Ministerio de Justicia; encargada del área de estudios de la División de Estudios del Ministerio Público y Subdirectora de la Dirección de Estudios de la Corte Suprema.
Daniela Quintanilla Mateff
Xavier Altamirano Molina holds a Degree in Political Science from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2000). He also holds a Master’s in Political Science with a major in political communication (2004) and a PhD in Political Science (2015) with highest distinction from the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
In 2000, he worked as a consultant and coordinator of international technical cooperation programs. During that period, he was Head of Project Monitoring with the European Union.
Between 2006 and 2008, he served as Director of International Relations in the National Scientific and Technological Research Commission.
Between 2014 and 2018, he was a member of President Michelle Bachelet’s cabinet, as part of the team of advisors in the content area.
He has participated in Fundación Horizonte Ciudadano since its creation in 2018, first on the board of directors and then as Executive Director. He has led national and international projects on human rights, the rights of children and adolescents, environmental rights and the rights of migrants.