CURRICULUM VITAE CARLOS EDUARDO RUBIO
He holds a degree in Law and Political Science from the Universidad Santa María la Antigua (USMA) in Panama.
He holds a Master’s in Procedural Law from the Universidad Latina de Panamá and a diploma in Social Market Economy, awarded by the Universidad de Cervantes and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Santiago, Chile.
PhD in Political Science, Bircham International University.
Deemed qualified to serve as Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice pursuant to Resolution No. 65-IMC-65 of October 7, 2019, issued by the Ministry of Government.
He was an associate at the law firm Rubio, Álvarez, Solís & Abrego from 2005 to 2014, and has been a partner of the firm since 2019.
From 2014 he served as Deputy Director of the Instituto para la Formación y Aprovechamiento de Recursos Humanos (IFARHU), where he contributed to promoting the academic excellence of
Panamanian students and promoted scholarship programs for university studies, key tools to improve the competitiveness of our country’s human capital and foster
social mobility.
On January 12, 2017, he took office as Vice Minister of Government, a post he held until May 1, 2018, before being sworn in as Minister of Government.
Acting Minister of Labor and Workforce Development, November 2018
He took office as Minister of Government on May 2, 2018. Under Minister Rubio’s leadership, programs were implemented around four pillars: access to justice to strengthen the rule of law and peaceful coexistence; democracy and governance; civil protection and humanitarian assistance; and a prison reform focused on the social reintegration of persons deprived of liberty.
He is Vice President of the Partido Popular, where he also served as National Youth Secretary and was a member of the Political Committee.
He is a member of the Colegio Nacional de Abogados, where he served on its Board of Directors for the 2007-2009 term, and of the Inter-American Bar Association, where he currently serves as Vice Chair of the Labor Law Committee.
University lecturer at the Universidad Interamericana de Panamá.
Decorations:
- Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero, Grand Cross – Awarded by the Government of the Republic of Panama
- Victoriano Lorenzo Medal – Awarded by the Governorate of the Province of Panama
- Ricardo Arango Medal – Awarded by the Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de la República de Panamá
- Juan José Parada Medal – Awarded by the Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de la Provincia de Coclé.
- José Mercedes Villamil Medal – Awarded by the Asociación de Scouts de Panamá
- Honorary Colonel of the Benemérito Cuerpo de Bomberos de la República de Panamá
Certifications.
- Democracy and Public Decision-Making. Introduction to Public Policy. Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona.
- Keys to Innovation in University Teaching. Universitat de Barcelona.
- The Lawyer of the Future. Legaltech and the Digital Transformation of Law. Universidad Austral.