Máximo Pavez
Máximo Pavez | |
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| Expert Comissioner of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 6 March 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
| General Undersecretary of the Presidency | |
| In office 6 January 2021 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Juan José Ossa |
| Succeeded by | Macarena Lobos |
| Councilman of Conchalí | |
| In office 6 December 2012 – 6 December 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1983 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Independent Democratic Union (UDI) |
| Spouse | Muriel Espinoza |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Máximo Pavez Cantillano (born 4 August 1983) is a Chilean lawyer.[1] He is a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).[2][3]
Pavez has been a frequent advisor to think tanks in his political side, which has led him to collaborate on ministries and constitutional processes.[4]
His career has allowed him to reach high-rank positions, such as undersecretary general of the presidency.[5][6]
Biography
[edit]Pávez was born in Conchalí (Santiago, Chile) on August 4, 1983, to Máximo Francisco Ernesto Pavez Cerda and Gloria Patricia Cantillano Vergara. He completed his primary and secondary education at the Alonso de Ercilla Institute in downtown Santiago.
He continued his law studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), where he graduated with a law degree. Pávez later earned a master's degree in Laws at the PUC, where he currently teaches Constitutional Law at its Faculty.[5] He later moved to Lampa, a town near Santiago.
Political career
[edit]During his time at the university, he was a student leader at the PUC for the Gremialist Movement, serving as president of the Law Student Center.
In 2007, Pavez was secretary general of the Student Federation (FEUC), a position he received from future congressman Pablo Vidal. There, he also had the opportunity to meet the mayor of Renca, Claudio Castro.
During Sebastián Piñera's first government (2010–2014), he served as a legislative advisor to Health Minister Jaime Mañalich.
In 2012, and parallel to his work within Piñera's administration, Pavez was elected as councilor of his hometown Conchalí, where simultaneously helped in legislative issue to the conservative think tank, Jaime Guzmán Foundation (FJG), which pays tribute to the founder of his party, the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).
At the think tank, he coordinated interpellations and constitutional accusations against ministers, in addition to advising the UDI bench in the Congress, as well as and other factions of the Chilean right-wing on investigative commissions, such as those in the Caval case.
References
[edit]- ^ "Max Pavez, abogado de Chile Vamos, celebra fallo del TC que destituyó a Isabel Allende: "Ha imperado el Estado de derecho"". CNN Chile. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Pavez, experto de la UDI: 'Las ideas más identitarias tienen que someterse a un acuerdo"". La Tercera. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Pavez: El gremialista de la UDI en la Comisión de Expertos". Mala Espina. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Pavez, comisionado experto de la UDI: "No es verdad que haya un sector que haya sido excluido completamente del texto"". Canal 13. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Profesor de Derecho UC Máximo Pavez fue designado nuevo subsecretario de la Secretaría General de la Presidencia". Derecho UC. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Máximo Pavez, integrante del Comité de Expertos (UDI): "La Constitución no es un espacio para saldar revanchas"". CNN Chile. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.