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Nicolás Cataldo | |
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.jpg) Nicolás Cataldo in 2023. | |
| Minister of Education of Chile | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2023 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Marco Antonio Ávila |
| Undersecretary of Regional Development | |
| In office 8 September 2022 – 16 August 2023 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Miguel Crispi |
| Succeeded by | Francisca Perales |
| Undersecretary of Education | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 8 September 2022 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Jorge Poblete |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Bosque |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1984-06-22)22 June 1984 (age 40) Valparaíso,Chile |
| Nationality |  Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Valparaíso Major University (MA) |
Nicolás Cataldo Astorga (born 22 June 1984)[1] is a Chilean politician who has been serving asMinister of Education since 16 August 2023.[2] Previously, he served as the Undersecretary of Regional Development and Education between 2022 and 2023.
Cataldo studiedpedagogy inhistory andsocial sciences at theUniversity of Valparaíso. He also has a postgraduate diploma in emotional education.[3] During his time of study, he was a student leader and joined the Student Federation of the University of Valparaíso.[4]
During the second government ofMichelle Bachelet, between 2015 and 2018, he worked in the legislative team of the Ministry of Education, getting involved in the processing ofbills related to the education reform.[5] In February 2022, he was appointed by the then president-electGabriel Boric, as the Undersecretary of Education, being the first member of theCommunist Party of Chile in the position. He assumed that position on March 11 of that year.[3]
On September 6, he was going to be appointed as the new Undersecretary of the Interior to replaceManuel Monsalve, however, some controversialtweets by Cataldo against theCarabineros de Chile went viral.[6] Due to this inconvenience, the appointment as Undersecretary of the Interior was cancelled, leaving Monsalve in his position, while he was appointed as Undersecretary of Regional Development.[7][8]