Julio Isamit
Julio Isamit | |
|---|---|
Official portrait (2019) | |
| Minister of National Assets | |
| In office 28 October 2019 – 11 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Felipe Ward[1] |
| Succeeded by | Javiera Toro Cáceres[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1989 |
| Party | Close to Unión Demócrata Independiente (2017)[3][4] |
| Parent(s) | Manuel Ángel Isamit Julia del Tránsito Díaz |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Julio Isamit Díaz (born 18 August 1989) is a Chilean politician and lawyer. In 2006, he was part of the Pingüino Movement (2006).[5][6][7]
He was named Minister of National Assets on 28 October 2019[5][8] amid the 2019–20 social crisis («Estallido Social»).[9]
His surname is of Arab Maltese origin.[10]
Family
He was born in San Bernardo in 1989, the eldest of two siblings born to Miguel Ángel Isamit Cortés and Julia del Tránsito Díaz Salazar.[11]
He is married to civil engineer Trinidad Donoso, with whom he has two children.
Education
He completed his primary education at Saint Arieli School in San Bernardo and his secondary education at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera in Santiago.
In 2006, he was one of the student leaders of the so-called Penguin Revolution as a member of the Instituto Nacional Student Center (CAIN).[12]
In 2007, he enrolled in geography at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, later switching to study law at the same institution. He served as a teaching assistant in Legal History and Constitutional Law.
In 2016, he was admitted to the bar before the Supreme Court of Chile.
He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Policy at the University of Chicago.
Political career
In 2015, he participated in the creation of the political movement Republicanos. That same year, the movement joined the Chile Vamos coalition. He later joined the political committee of Sebastián Piñera’s presidential campaign between September and November 2017.
On 28 October 2019, following a cabinet reshuffle during Piñera’s second administration amid the 2019–2020 Chilean protests, he was appointed Minister of National Assets, replacing Felipe Ward.[13] At age 30, he was among the youngest ministers in Chilean history.[14]
He remained in office until the end of the administration in March 2022. In April 2022, he became Director of Content at Res Pública, a public policy institute.[15]
References
- ^ "Cambio de gabinete: Felipe Ward de Bienes Nacionales a Segpres, lo reemplaza Isamit". Radio Cooperativa. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "A new generation governs Chile: the women of Gabriel Boric's cabinet". El Espectador. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "La UDI va con todo y presenta a sus tres candidatos por el Distrito 10 (Etiqueta: Julio Isamit)". Unión Demócrata Independiente Official Website. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Los pre-candidatos a diputados Luis Larraín y Julio Isamit visitaron la UDD". Universidad del Desarrollo. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Julio Isamit, "el pingüino" homofóbico que asume como ministro en Bienes Nacionales". El Mostrador. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Julio Isamit, de líder pingüino en 2006 al gabinete más complejo de Piñera". La Tercera. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Julio Isamit, Historia de vida". Isamit account at Facebook. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Julio Isamit: De integrante del movimiento "pingüino" a ministro de Bienes Nacionales". 24 horas (Televisión Nacional de Chile). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Gobierno realiza cambios en ocho ministerios para enfrentar crisis". Diario El Día. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Origen apellido Isamit". MisApellidos.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Ficha en Infoprobidad". InfoProbidad (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Julio Isamit, de líder pingüino en 2006 al gabinete más complejo de Piñera". La Tercera (in Spanish). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Julio Isamit: De líder de la revolución pingüina de 2006 a Ministro de Bienes Nacionales". La Nación (in Spanish). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Julio Isamit pasó de dirigente pingüino a ministro más joven del gabinete". La Cuarta (in Spanish).
- ^ "El desembarco en la academia del gabinete de Piñera". La Tercera (in Spanish). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.