Juan José Ossa

Juan José María Santa Cruz (born 12 September 1979) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency from 2021 to 2022.

In 2018, he was appointed by Sebastián Piñera as Undersecretary of Justice and in 2020 was appointed as General Undersecretariat of the Presidency.

Early life and education

Ossa was born on September 12, 1979, in Santiago, Chile. He is the son of lawyer and former member of the Chamber of Deputies Juan Luis Ossa Bulnes and historian Lucía Santa Cruz Sutil.

Ossa earned his law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and later completed a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Within the council, he serves as President of the Subcommittee on Political System, Constitutional Reform, and Form of State. His areas of expertise include consumer law, civil law, and competition law.

Personal life

Ossa is married to Carmen Lyon, and they have three children.