Juan Carlos García Pérez de Arce

• Name — Juan Carlos García • Born — 3 January 1971 • Birthplace — Santiago, Chile • Office — Ambassador of Chile to Canada • Appointer — Gabriel Boric • Term Start — 11 March 2022 • Term End — 11 March 2026 • Predecessor — Raúl Fernández Daza • Successor — Jaime Baeza Freer • Office1 — Minister of Public Works • President1 — Gabriel Boric • Term Start1 — 11 March 2022 • Term End1 — 9 March 2023 • Predecessor1 — Alfredo Moreno Charme • Successor1 — Jessica López Saffie • Party — Liberal Party • Alma Mater — * Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (BA) • École des ponts ParisTech (PhD) • Occupation — Architect and politician • Parents — Carlos García Lazcano María Isabel Pérez de Arce Antoncich • Spouse — Xochitl Poblete • Children — 2

The son of Carlos Alberto García Lazcano and María Isabel Pérez de Arce Antoncich, Juan Carlos earned a BA in architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Later, García completed an MA in urban management at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, France. He worked in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, where he collaborated in the declaration of the Valparaíso commune as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He has also been an advisor to the Production Development Corporation, where he promoted programs that aimed to encourage private investment in the Valparaíso Region.

He is a member of the Liberal Party. In 2020, he participated in the Broad Front gubernatorial primaries for the Valparaíso Region, in which he was not elected. On 21 January 2022, he was appointed Minister of Public Works by President-elect Gabriel Boric. He took office on 11 March 2022. On 11 March 2023, he was succeeded by Jessica López Saffie.

He is married to Xochitl Poblete, with whom he has two children.