Yerko Ljubetic

Yerko Ljubetic
Member of the Constitutional Council
In office
7 June 2023  7 November 2023
Minister of Labor and Social Provision
In office
22 April 2005  11 March 2006
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byRicardo Solari
Succeeded byOsvaldo Andrade
Undersecretary of Labor
In office
11 March 2000  22 April 2005
PresidentRicardo Lagos
Preceded byJulio Valladares
Succeeded byCristóbal Pascal
President of the University of Chile Student Federation
In office
1984–1985
Preceded byDissolution of the federation
Succeeded byHumberto Burotto
Personal details
Born (1960-08-22) 22 August 1960
Vallenar, Chile
Political partyChristian Democratic Party
(1984–2013)
Social Convergence
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Autonomous Left
(2013–2016)
Autonomist Movement
(2016–2018)
SpouseSilvia Godoy
ChildrenOne
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Yerko Antonio Ljubetic Godoy (born 20 August 1960) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as the Minister of Labor from 2005 to 2006 during the presidency of Ricardo Lagos. Previously, he held the position of Undersecretary of Labor of Chile from 2000 to 2005. In 2023, he was a member of the Constitutional Council entrusted with the task of drafting a new constitution.

Ljubetic graduated from Colegio Seminario Pontificio Menor and later attended the Faculty of Law at the University of Chile. In 1984, he became the president of the university's student federation, leading protests against the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.