Carlos Frontaura

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Carlos Frontaura Rivera (born 16 July 1968) is a Chilean lawyer.

In his public career, Frontaura has served as a human rights advisor and expert on constitutional issues.[1]

Frontaura was a member of the Gremial Movement, which he joined through Jaime Guzmán.[2] Despite not being a formal member, he is close to the Republican Party.[2] Similarly, he is Roman catholic.[2][3]

Biography

He was born in Recoleta, Santiago, Chile, on July 16, 1968. He is the son of lawyer Juan Frontaura Gómez and Paulina Rivera Cruchaga.[2] He is married to Ana María Vergara Guzmán since 2002, with whom he has seven children.[2]

Frontaura studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), where he was a student of Jaime Guzmán.[2] At the university's Law School, he began teaching the History of Law in 1997 and has since taught other courses on family, society, and human rights.[2] While serving as vice-rector, he was elected dean of the school in December 2014 and assumed his duties in January 2015.[4][5]

In May 2013, the Senate of Chile appointed him a member of the National Institute of Human Rights, a position he held until 2022, after being ratified by vote in 2016.[2]

Public career

2023 Constitutional Council

In 2023, during the constitutional process of that year, the Chamber of Deputies appointed him a member of the Expert Commission to draft a new Constitution. Frontaura was appointed to the Republican Party's seat.[6][7]

He served on the Subcommittee on Principles, Civil, and Political Rights, and later joined the joint commission to resolve discrepancies regarding the constitutional draft.[8][9][10]

The proposed constitution was rejected after a referendum in December.

Works

Book

  • Casos para la Enseñanza del Derecho (Coordinator) Ediciones UC, 2015.

References

  1. 1."Quién es Carlos Frontaura, el candidato de los Republicanos para la Comisión de Expertos". Lupa Constitucional. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7][2.8]"Perfil: Carlos Frontaura, el hombre de Kast en la Comisión Experta que republicanos ve como modelo para su bancada constituyente". Ex-Ante. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. 3."Lluvia y aborto: La curiosa analogía de un decano de la UC". Radio Cooperativa. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. 4."Derecho UC tiene nuevo decano". El Mercurio. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. 5."Iguales lamenta ratificación de Carlos Frontaura como consejero del Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos". Fundación Iguales. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. 6."Carlos Frontaura, la carta republicana que defenderá el Estado subsidiario en consejo de expertos". Canal 13. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  7. 7."El "modelo" Frontaura: El papel que ha jugado el representante republicano en la Comisión Experta". Emol. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. 8."Los sigilosos pasos de Carlos Frontaura, el único representante del Partido Republicano en la Comisión Experta". La Tercera. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. 9."Perfil: Carlos Frontaura, el experto de Republicanos que volvió al centro del debate constitucional". Ex-Ante. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  10. 10."Carlos Frontaura: Quién es el "hombre clave" entre la Comisión Experta y el Consejo Constitucional". Canal 13. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.