Igor Garafulic

Igor Garafulic Olivares is a Chilean economist, academic, and former intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region under the 2006 - 2010 administration of president Michelle Bachelet.

Education During his childhood he lived in Venezuela, Sweden and Mozambique. At age fifteen, he returned to Chile, completing his secondary education at the Instituto Nacional (National Institute) in Santiago.

From 2018 to September 2019, Garafulic served as United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Honduras. For his noteworthy work in the political dialogue process, Garafulic was decorated with the "Gran Cruz Placa de Plata" grade of the Order José Cecilio del Valle by the Executive Branch, as well with the grade of "Gran Cruz Placa de Oro" and"Pergamino Especial" by the Legislative Branch.

Since October 2019, he has served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Peru.

Personal life Garafulic is married to Macarena Hermosilla and has two children.