Aníbal Pérez (politician)

Aníbal Pérez Lobos (b. Santa Cruz, Chile, January 20, 1948) is a Chilean lawyer and politician, member of the Party for Democracy (PPD).

He completed his primary studies at Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute (IRFE) in his hometown, and his secondary at Instituto Nacional Barros Arana in Santiago.

In 1980, Pérez was appointed Regional Secretary of the Socialist Party in Colchagua and Cardenal Caro, an office he would hold until 1987.

[1] In 2005, he ran for senator for the ninth circunscription of O'Higgins Region, but he lost against Juan Pablo Letelier of the Socialist Party (PS).

In 2009, he ran for deputy for the District #32, but this time he was defeated by Juan Luis Castro (PS), a physician native to Pichilemu, and Alejandro García-Huidobro (UDI).