He is a native of Las Cabras, Cachapoal Province,[4] and studied Public Administration, specializing in Finance,[8] in the Instituto Iplacex.

[8] Between 2003 and 2010, he worked as co-administrator and backer of the Escuela Particular Diego Thompson in San Ramón, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

[8] Ibarra was elected Councillor of Pedro Aguirre Cerda,[4] a commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, in 2000 with 5631 (9,46%) from the 59526 total votes, and held the charge until 2004.

[5] On March 16, 2010,[1] Julio Ibarra was appointed Governor of Cardenal Caro Province by President Sebastián Piñera.

[6] Ibarra first appeared in public in this role on March 17, along with Intendant of O'Higgins Region Rodrigo Pérez Mackenna, and Eduardo Cornejo Lagos and Marie Jeanne Lyon Amand de Mendieta, the recently appointed Governors of Colchagua and Cachapoal Provinces respectively.