Felipe Bulnes
Felipe Bulnes Serrano (born May 27, 1969) is a Chilean lawyer and member of the party National Renewal. He was first Minister of Justice and then he assumed office as Minister of Education following a cabinet shuffle on July 18 amidst the ongoing 2011 Chilean student protests but renounced about six months later on December 29 explaining that he left because a "cycle has finished" and not because he would be fired.
Felipe Bulnes | |
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| Ambassador of Chile to the United States | |
| In office March 2012 – April 2014 | |
| President | Sebastián Pinera Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Arturo Fermandois |
| Succeeded by | Juan Gabriel Valdés |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 18 July 2011 – 29 December 2011 | |
| President | Sebastián Pinera |
| Preceded by | Joaquín Lavín |
| Succeeded by | Harald Beyer |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 18 July 2011 | |
| President | Sebastián Pinera |
| Preceded by | Carlos Maldonado |
| Succeeded by | Teodoro Ribera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1969 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Renovación Nacional (RN) |
| Spouses |
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| Children | One |
| Parent(s) | María Teresa Serrano Francisco Bulnes Ripamonti |
| Relatives | |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
In 2012, Bulnes was appointed by the government of Sebastián Piñera as ambassador to the United States, handing his credentials to President Barack Obama on May 1, 2012. He was afterwards Chile's representative at the La Haya International Court, after being renewed in that post by the government of President Bachelet. On November 23, 2015 he resigned this position and was replaced by former Minister José Miguel Insulza.
He graduated from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Harvard Law School.