Carlos Abel Jarpa

Carlos Abel Jarpa Wever (born 14 November 1944) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Early life and education Jarpa Wevar was born on November 24, 1944, in Santiago, Chile. He is the son of Matilde Wevar and Abel Jarpa Vallejos, who served as a deputy for the former Sixteenth Departmental District.

He is married to Carmen Luz Concha Matus and is the father of three children: Matías, Julieta, and Tomás.

Between 1952 and 1961, Jarpa completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio Seminario of Chillán (later renamed Colegio Padre Alberto Hurtado). He entered the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Concepción, where he studied until 1964. He later transferred to the University of Chile, where he earned his medical degree in 1969.

In 1971, he completed a specialization in Ophthalmology at Hospital San Juan de Dios. In 1975, he pursued postgraduate studies in Ophthalmology at the University of Puerto Rico.

Professional career Beginning on July 1, 1971, Jarpa practiced as an ophthalmologist at the National Health Service of Hospital de Chillán.

Between 1973 and 1978, he served as an academic at the University of the Biobío (UBB) in the Nursing and Nutrition programs.

He also carried out teaching duties at the School of Nursing and Nutrition of the University of the Biobío.

Political career In 1983, Jarpa joined the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD).

Between 1985 and 1989, he served as secretary, vice president, and president of the Provincial Committee of the Chilean Medical Association of Ñuble.

From 1987 to 1989, he was president of the Ñuble Committee for the Defense of Education. In 1987, he also served as vice president and president of the Radical Assembly of Chillán.

On March 11, 1990, he was appointed Governor of Ñuble Province by President Patricio Aylwin. He held the position until 1996.

In 1997, he became a regional councilor of the Biobío Region and a member of the National Council of the Radical Social Democratic Party.

Between 2000 and 2002, he served as Regional President of the Radical Social Democratic Party. From 2006 to 2007, he held the position of First National Vice President of the party.

In the parliamentary elections of November 2017, Jarpa was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing the 19th electoral district of the Biobío Region, obtaining 15,377 votes, equivalent to 7.94% of the total valid votes.

In December 2019, he resigned from the Radical Party and joined the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) caucus as an independent member.

He did not seek re-election in the 2021 parliamentary elections. Law No. 21,238 of 2020 established that deputies may be re-elected consecutively for up to two terms.