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Matías Walker
Matías Vicente Walker Prieto (born 19 July 1973) is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a parliamentary.
On 27 October 2022, Walker resigned from the Christian Democratic Party after being a member for nearly 30 years. This stemmed from Walker's decision to support the Reject option in the 2022 Chilean national plebiscite, contrary to his party which decided to support the Approve option.
He has served as a municipal councillor and as a member of the Senate of Chile. He was previously affiliated with the Christian Democratic Party of Chile (PDC) and later became a founding member and vice president of the Democrats party.
Walker was born in Santiago on 19 July 1973, the son of Ignacio Walker and Isabel Margarita Prieto, who was the first Christian Democratic municipal councillor of Pirque. His grandfather was Horacio Walker Larraín and his great-grandfather Joaquín Walker Martínez.
He is the brother of Patricio Walker, Ignacio Walker, and Antonio Walker, who served as Minister of Agriculture during the administration of President Sebastián Piñera.
He is married to Manuela Fanjul and is the father of two children, Matías and Lucas.
Walker completed his primary and secondary education at Saint George’s College, graduating in 1992. He later studied law at the Universidad Diego Portales, graduating in 1999. In 2001, he obtained the academic degree of Licentiate in Legal and Social Sciences, with a thesis titled Protection of Minority Shareholders in the Law (La protección a los accionistas minoritarios en la ley). He qualified as a lawyer on 26 August 2002.
In 2005, he completed a postgraduate diploma on the New Criminal Procedure at the Universidad del Desarrollo.
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Matías Walker
Matías Vicente Walker Prieto (born 19 July 1973) is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a parliamentary.
On 27 October 2022, Walker resigned from the Christian Democratic Party after being a member for nearly 30 years. This stemmed from Walker's decision to support the Reject option in the 2022 Chilean national plebiscite, contrary to his party which decided to support the Approve option.
He has served as a municipal councillor and as a member of the Senate of Chile. He was previously affiliated with the Christian Democratic Party of Chile (PDC) and later became a founding member and vice president of the Democrats party.
Walker was born in Santiago on 19 July 1973, the son of Ignacio Walker and Isabel Margarita Prieto, who was the first Christian Democratic municipal councillor of Pirque. His grandfather was Horacio Walker Larraín and his great-grandfather Joaquín Walker Martínez.
He is the brother of Patricio Walker, Ignacio Walker, and Antonio Walker, who served as Minister of Agriculture during the administration of President Sebastián Piñera.
He is married to Manuela Fanjul and is the father of two children, Matías and Lucas.
Walker completed his primary and secondary education at Saint George’s College, graduating in 1992. He later studied law at the Universidad Diego Portales, graduating in 1999. In 2001, he obtained the academic degree of Licentiate in Legal and Social Sciences, with a thesis titled Protection of Minority Shareholders in the Law (La protección a los accionistas minoritarios en la ley). He qualified as a lawyer on 26 August 2002.
In 2005, he completed a postgraduate diploma on the New Criminal Procedure at the Universidad del Desarrollo.