Juan Carlos García Pérez de Arce

Juan Carlos García Pérez de Arce (born 3 January 1971) is a Chilean architect and politician who served as Chile's Minister of Public Works from 2022 to 2023.

Biography The son of Carlos Alberto García Lazcano and María Isabel Pérez de Arce Antoncich, Juan Carlos earned a BA in architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Later, García completed an MA in urban management at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, France.

He worked in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, where he collaborated in the declaration of the Valparaíso commune as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

He has also been an advisor to the Production Development Corporation, where he promoted programs that aimed to encourage private investment in the Valparaíso Region.

Political career He is a member of the Liberal Party. In 2020, he participated in the Broad Front gubernatorial primaries for the Valparaíso Region, in which he was not elected.

On 21 January 2022, he was appointed Minister of Public Works by President-elect Gabriel Boric. He took office on 11 March 2022. On 11 March 2023, he was succeeded by Jessica López Saffie.

Personal life He is married to Xochitl Poblete, with whom he has two children.