José Antonio Gómez Urrutia

José Antonio Gómez Urrutia (born December 18, 1953) is a Chilean lawyer, Social Democrat Radical Party politician, and a former senator and president of his party.^[1] He is the former Minister of Defense and former Minister of Justice in the second Michelle Bachelet government.

José Antonio Gómez
Minister of Defense
In office 11 May 2015 – 11 March 2018
President	Michelle Bachelet
Preceded by	Jorge Burgos
Succeeded by	Alberto Espina
Minister of Justice
In office 11 March 2014 – 11 May 2015
Preceded by	Patricia Pérez Goldberg
Succeeded by	Javiera Blanco
In office 16 December 1999 – 3 March 2003
Preceded by	Soledad Alvear
Succeeded by	Luis Bates
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-18) 18 December 1953 (age 71) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Radical Party of Chile
Spouse	Ximena Passi
Children	Four
Alma mater	University of Chile (BA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer