{{Short description|Chilean sailor and politician (b. 1939)}} {{family name hatnote|Arancibia|Reyes|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jorge Arancibia | image = Jorge_Arancibia.JPG | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1939|9|17}} | birth_place = Santiago, Chile | office = Member of the Constitutional Convention | constituency = 7th District | term_start = 4 July 2021 | term_end = 4 July 2022 | office1 = Ambassador of Chile in Turkey | term_start1 = 1 September 2011 | term_end1 = 9 September 2013 | predecessor1 = Luis Palma | successor1 = Fernando Varela Palma | office2 = Member of the Senate of Chile | constituency2 = 6th Circumscription | term_start2 = 11 March 2002 | term_end2 = 11 March 2010 | predecessor2 = Beltrán Urenda | successor2 = Francisco Chahuán | office3 = Commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy | term_start3 = 14 November 1997 | term_end3 = 18 June 2001 | predecessor3 = Jorge Martínez Busch | successor3 = Miguel Ángel Vergara Villalobos | party = Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI)<br/>Ind. close to right-wing (2016–2020)<br/>Close to Republican Party (2020–) | alma_mater = Arturo Prat Naval Academy | occupation = Politician | profession = Sailor | parents = Pedro Arancibia<br/>Olga Reyes | spouse = Mónica Salomon | children = Three | relatives = | footnotes = }} '''Jorge Patricio Arancibia Reyes''' (born 17 September 1939) is a Chilean retired naval officer, politician, and diplomat.<ref name="BCN">{{cite web |url=https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Jorge_Patricio_Arancibia_Reyes |title=Jorge Patricio Arancibia Reyes |website=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile |language=es |access-date=6 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/elecciones2021/jorge-arancibia-ex-edecan-pinochet_20210128/|title=Jorge Arancibia, el ex edecán de Pinochet que quiere cambiar la Constitución|date=28 June 2021|accessdate=6 August 2021|publisher=CNN Chile|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-valparaiso/2021/05/16/primeros-resultados-en-valparaiso-jaime-bassa-y-jorge-arancibia-lideran-conteos-de-constituyentes.shtml|title=Primeros resultados en Valparaíso: Jaime Bassa y Jorge Arancibia lideran conteos de constituyentes|date=16 May 2021|accessdate=6 August 2021|publisher=Radio Bío-Bío|language=es}}</ref>
A former Admiral of the Chilean Navy, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy from 1997 to 2001.<ref name="BCN"/> He later became a member of the Senate of Chile representing the 6th Coastal Circumscription of the Valparaíso Region between 2002 and 2010.<ref name="BCN"/>
Arancibia was also Ambassador of Chile to Turkey from 2011 to 2013,<ref name="BCN"/> and a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention elected in 2021 for the 7th District of the Valparaíso Region.<ref name="BCN"/>
== Biography == Arancibia was born in Santiago on 17 September 1939.<ref name="BCN"/> His mother was Olga Reyes Lanyon, a native of Valparaíso, and his father was an officer of the Maipo Regiment of the Chilean Army.<ref name="BCN"/>
He is married to Mónica Salomón Bongardt and has three children.<ref name="BCN"/>
== Naval career == He completed his secondary education at Instituto Alonso de Ercilla (Marist Brothers) in Santiago.<ref name="BCN"/> In 1955, at the age of 15, he entered the Arturo Prat Naval Academy, graduating as a Midshipman in December 1960.<ref name="BCN"/>
He qualified as an ordnance engineer with specialization in torpedoes, anti-submarine warfare, and naval mining. He was also an officer of the General Staff and obtained a master’s degree in Naval and Maritime Sciences, with a specialization in geopolitics.<ref name="BCN"/>
In 1964 he served as a midshipman instructor, and in 1965 undertook advanced specialization courses in torpedoes and anti-submarine warfare in the United Kingdom, as well as General Staff studies in Chile and Spain.<ref name="BCN"/>
Between 1970 and 1971, he served as instructor and head of studies at the Naval Academy, and between 1974 and 1975 as Deputy Director of the Seamen’s School. He was also a professor at the Naval War Academy.<ref name="BCN"/>
During his naval career, he served as second commander of the IST ''Águila'' and the destroyer ''Orella'', and in 1976 became commander of the patrol vessel ''Lautaro''.<ref name="BCN"/>
On 2 January 1980, with the rank of Captain, he was appointed Naval Aide-de-Camp to General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, a position he held until 1982.<ref name="BCN"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2021/08/03/polemica-en-chile-por-un-ex-almirante-y-edecan-de-augusto-pinochet-que-integrara-la-comision-de-derechos-humanos-de-la-constituyente/|title=Polémica en Chile por un ex almirante y edecán de Augusto Pinochet que integrará la comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Constituyente|date=4 August 2021|accessdate=6 August 2021|publisher=Infobae|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radio.uchile.cl/2021/08/04/constituyente-arancibia-se-niega-a-abandonar-comision-de-dd-hh-mi-presencia-en-la-convencion-obedece-al-mandato-de-miles-de-personas/|title=Constituyente Arancibia se niega a abandonar Comisión de DD.HH|date=4 August 2021|accessdate=6 August 2021|publisher=Radio Universidad Chile|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/la-tensa-discusion-en-la-comision-de-ddhh-de-la-convencion-por-la-participacion-de-jorge-arancibia-en-la-instancia/TIWPLU2ETREWPILHUAPB74JOAU/|title=La tensa discusión en la Comisión de DD.HH. de la Convención por la participación de Jorge Arancibia en la instancia|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=6 August 2021|publisher=La Tercera|language=es}}</ref>
In 1983, he assumed command of the destroyer ''Ministro Zenteno''. Between 1984 and 1985, he served as Naval Attaché at the Chilean Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<ref name="BCN"/>
In 1987, he assumed command of the helicopter destroyer ''Almirante Cochrane''. He also served aboard the cruiser ''O’Higgins'', the barge ''Aspirante Morel'', the transport ship ''Presidente Pinto'', the missile destroyer ''Almirante Riveros'', and the training ship ''Esmeralda''.<ref name="BCN"/>
In 1989, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and became Deputy Chief of the Navy’s General Staff. In 1992, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the First Naval Zone. In 1993, he was promoted to Vice Admiral and became Chief of the National Defense Staff.<ref name="BCN"/>
On 14 November 1997, President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle promoted him to the rank of Admiral and appointed him Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy.<ref name="BCN"/> He resigned voluntarily from the Navy on 18 June 2001.<ref name="BCN"/>
== Political career == Following the 2001 parliamentary elections, Arancibia joined the Independent Democratic Union.<ref name="BCN"/> In March 2002, he became regional president of the party in the Valparaíso Region and served as head of the UDI Senate caucus until June 2006.<ref name="BCN"/>
From 2002 to 2010, he served as Senator of the Republic representing the 6th Coastal Circumscription of the Valparaíso Region.<ref name="BCN"/>
In September 2011, President Sebastián Piñera appointed him Ambassador of Chile to Turkey, a position he held until September 2013.<ref name="BCN"/>
In the Constitutional Convention elections held on 15–16 May 2021, he was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention for the 7th District of the Valparaíso Region, running as an independent within the Chile Vamos list with UDI support.<ref name="BCN"/>
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== External links == * [https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Jorge_Patricio_Arancibia_Reyes BCN Profile]
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