Víctor Reyes Alvarado

Víctor Reyes Alvarado (born 2 July 1945) was a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

In July 2014 he assumed the position of regional director of the Superintendence of Education for the Los Lagos Region.

Biography He was born on 2 July 1945 in Osorno, the son of José Vicente Reyes—who served as councilor and mayor of Puerto Varas—and Ulda Riola Alvarado. He married Patricia Bohle and is the father of three children.

Professional career He completed his primary education at Colegio Germania in Puerto Varas and his secondary studies at the Internado Nacional Barros Arana in Santiago.

After finishing school, he entered the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, where he obtained the degree of lawyer. He later pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Salamanca in Spain.

In his professional career, he collaborated with trade union organizations in collective bargaining and legal advisory work. He also served as Secretary General of the Regional Tourism Council of Llanquihue, Chiloé and Aysén, and as manager of the Puerto Varas Casino.

Political career He began his political activities upon joining the Christian Democratic Party, immediately collaborating in the presidential campaign of Eduardo Frei Montalva.

During his university years he was elected student leader. He later served as communal and provincial president of the Christian Democratic Youth and subsequently held similar positions within his party. He also participated as a leader in the campaign for free elections and in the Concertación campaign for the "No" option in the 1988 plebiscite.

In the professional sphere, he served as president of the Tourism Committee of Puerto Varas and as secretary of the Provincial Association of Hospitality and Gastronomy of Llanquihue. In 1984 he organized the Eighth National Meeting of Tourism Enterprises.

In the December 1989 parliamentary elections, he was elected deputy for District No. 56 (Fresia, Frutillar, Los Muermos, Llanquihue, Puerto Octay, Puerto Varas, Purranque, Puyehue and Río Negro), X Region, for the 1990–1994 term, obtaining the highest district vote with 19,077 votes (28.49%). In December 1993 he was re-elected for the 1994–1998 term with 26,685 votes (37.99%), and in 1997 he was again re-elected for the 1998–2002 term with 18,274 votes (28.90%), each time obtaining the highest district majority.

On 7 April 2003 he was appointed by President Ricardo Lagos as Regional Ministerial Secretary of Housing and Urbanism for the Los Lagos Region, and in 2005 he also served as Regional Ministerial Secretary of Education. During the first government of President Michelle Bachelet, he was director of the Chile Califica program.

In the 2004 municipal elections, he ran as candidate for mayor of Puerto Varas but was not elected.