Víctor Pérez Varela

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Varela.

Víctor Claudio José Pérez Varela (born 18 October 1954) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was Minister of Defense during the second government of the President Sebastián Piñera (2018–2022).^[1]

Víctor Pérez
Official portrait (2020)
Minister of the Interior and Public Security
In office 28 July 2020 – 4 December 2020
Preceded by	Gonzalo Blumel
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Delgado[1][2][3]
Member of the Senate of Chile
In office 11 March 2006 – 28 July 2020
Preceded by	Mario Ríos Santander
Succeeded by	Claudio Alvarado
Constituency	13th Circunscription
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2006
Preceded by	Creation of the district
Succeeded by	Juan Lobos Krause
Constituency	47th District
Mayor of Los Ángeles
In office 1981–1987
Preceded by	Almiro Díaz Boggiano
Succeeded by	Ricardo Acuña Casas
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-18) 18 October 1954 (age 70) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Unión Demócrata Independiente (1993–)
Spouse	Ana María Sierra (1980–)
Children	Four
Parent(s)	Claudio Pérez Julieta Varela
Alma mater	Universidad de Concepción
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

His spell at the Ministry of Defense was the most brief since 1973 during Salvador Allende's government.^[4] Likewise, he had to face the «Mapocho River Incident» where a youngman was pushed by a Carabineros (policeman) from the Pío Nono Bridge towards the surface of the stream,^[5][6] which generated an attempt from the opposition to impeach Pérez.^[5][7] Thus, Pérez decided resigning to his charge with the reason to avoid the impeachment.^[8]