Juan Alberto Pérez

Juan Alberto Pérez Muñoz (born 13 March 1948) is a Chilean politician who served as a deputy and mayor of Dalcahue, a town located in Chiloé Island.

Early life and family Pérez Muñoz was born on 13 March 1948 in Dalcahue. He was the son of Alberto Pérez Ruiz and Carmen Muñoz Torres. In 1994, he married Marta Cecilia Bahamonde Barría.

He completed his primary education at Basic School No. 8 of Dalcahue and his secondary studies at the Liceo de Hombres of Puerto Montt and Ancud.

After finishing school, he entered the University of Chile, where he qualified as an Engineer in Execution. He developed most of his professional career in Dalcahue. Between 1976 and 1978, he served as administrator of Frigorífico Dalcahue Ltda. After leaving office as mayor in 1987, he became manager of Pesquera Dalcahue Ltda. He also worked as a teacher in environmental studies.

Political career His public and business activities were primarily based in Dalcahue. He served as acting municipal secretary and later worked in the inventory section of the Treasury. He also held positions as regional director of Highways, Regional Ministerial Secretary of Public Works, and executive secretary of the Regional Ecology Commission.

In 1980, he was appointed mayor of Dalcahue by the military regime, serving until 31 July 1987.

A member of National Renewal, he served as regional president in Dalcahue until May 1989. He also held positions as district and national councilor, regional treasurer, and provincial president within the party.

In the 1989 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for District No. 58, Tenth Region, representing the Democracy and Progress list for the 1990–1994 term. He obtained 16,216 votes (24.34% of the validly cast ballots). In 1993, he ran for re-election in the same district but was not re-elected.

In the 1996 municipal elections, he was elected mayor of Dalcahue for the 1996–2000 term and was re-elected in 2000 and 2004.

On 11 March 2010, President Sebastián Piñera appointed him Governor of Palena Province. He resigned from this position on 1 July 2012.

In the 2012 municipal elections, he was again elected mayor of Dalcahue for the 2012–2016 term.