Patricia Carolina Pérez Goldberg (born 22 February 1974 in Santiago) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. From 2016, she has served as a judge at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. She was Minister of Justice (2012–2014) during President Sebastián Piñera's first government.
Patricia Pérez Goldberg | |
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.jpg) Patricia Pérez Goldberg, 2012 | |
| Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Minister of Justice of Chile | |
| In office December 17, 2012 – March 11, 2014 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Teodoro Ribera |
| Succeeded by | José Antonio Gómez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 Santiago, Chile |
Early life and education
editPérez is daughter of a Carabineros officer and of a housewife. She grew up in Valparaíso.[1]
She studied law at Universidad de Valparaíso and later completed a Master in Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. She also completed a diploma course on criminal procedure reform in 2001 at Universidad de Chile Faculty of Law.[2]
References
edit- ^ Olivares, Lilian (9 February 2013). "Patricia Pérez, la Ministra meritocrática: "Como dice Sun Tzu, no hay malos soldados, hay malos generales"". La Segunda. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Patricia Pérez: El perfil y la trayectoria de la nueva ministra de Justicia". La Tercera. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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