Ricardo Israel

Ricardo Jacob Israel Zipper (born 7 October 1950) is a Chilean lawyer and academic.

Israel was a candidate for President of Chile in 2013, representing the Regionalist Party of the Independents (PRI),[1] but lost the election obtaining 0.57 per cent of the vote.

Israel is married to Sara Cofré, has two children (Daniela and Igal), and three grandsons (Vicente, Julián, and Dalia).

He has a master in Latin American Government and Politics, and a doctorate in political science at the University of Essex, and a degree in law at the University of Barcelona.

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