Yerko Ljubetic

Yerko Ljubetic
Member of the Constitutional Council
In office
7 June 2023 – 7 November 2023
Minister of Labor and Social Provision
In office
22 April 2005 – 11 March 2006
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byRicardo Solari
Succeeded byOsvaldo Andrade
Undersecretary of Labor
In office
11 March 2000 – 22 April 2005
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byJulio Valladares
Succeeded byCristóbal Pascal
President of the University of Chile Student Federation
In office
1984–1985
Preceded byDissolution of the federation
Succeeded byHumberto Burotto
Personal details
Born (1960-08-22) 22 August 1960 (age 64)
Vallenar, Chile
Political partyChristian Democratic Party
(1984−2013)
Social Convergence
(2019−present)
Other political
affiliations
Autonomous Left
(2013−2016)
Autonomist Movement[1]
(2016−2018)
SpouseSilvia Godoy
ChildrenOne
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Yerko Antonio Ljubetic Godoy (born August 20, 1960) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as the Minister of Labor from 2005 to 2006 during the presidency of Ricardo Lagos. Previously, he held the position of Undersecretary of Labor of Chile from 2000 to 2005. In 2023, he was a member of the Constitutional Council entrusted with the task of drafting a new constitution.

Ljubetic graduated from Colegio Seminario Pontificio Menor and later attended the Faculty of Law at the University of Chile. In 1984, he became the president of the university's student federation, leading protests against the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Yerko Ljubetic, ex DC y militante del Movimiento Autonomista: "La DC ha perdido su razón de ser en la sociedad chilena"". The Clinic. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "El Mercurio (Santiago), 30 de diciembre de 2006, El Sábado, p.22". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ El Mercurio (Santiago), 23 de abril de 2005, p.C3