Sergio Espejo
Sergio Espejo Yaksic is a Chilean politician and lawyer.
Early life and education
Sergio Espejo was born in Santiago, Chile, on 15 March 1967, the son of Gilberto Espejo Espejo, a former official of the Chamber of Deputies, and Magdalena Yaksic Triantafilo. He completed his secondary education at Colegio San Ignacio de El Bosque and studied law at the University of Chile, obtaining his law degree in December 1996. He later earned a Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.Professional and academic career
Since 2008, Espejo has been a co-founder and partner of the law firm Espejo, González Abogados Asociados and has carried out pro bono legal work through the Corporación Interés Público. He has pursued an academic career as a lecturer in public policy, infrastructure regulation and regulated industries at institutions including the University of Chile, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and Universidad Diego Portales.In the private and non-profit sectors, he has served as general manager of Inmobiliaria Las Lilas, senior consultant at Vital Comunicaciones, and a board member of Fundación COANIL.
Public service and political career
During his student years, Espejo was active in student leadership, serving as president of the Law Students’ Association of the University of Chile between 1990 and 1991. He later worked as a legislative advisor and held senior advisory roles in the Ministries of Finance, Health, Education and Economy.Between January 2001 and May 2005, he served as Superintendent of Electricity and Fuels and participated in several competitions and standards-setting bodies in Chile. From March 2006 to March 2007, he was Minister of Transport and Telecommunications under President Michelle Bachelet, during which he coordinated the implementation of the Transantiago public transport system.
He was elected Deputy for District No. 35 in the O’Higgins Region and served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2014 to 2018. A long-time member of the Christian Democratic Party, he resigned from the party in August 2017, citing big political and ideological differences with its leadership.