Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín (born 20 December 1966) is a
Chilean lawyer,
Christian Democrat
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politician, and, since 14 July 2021, the governor of the
Santiago Metropolitan Region
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.
Orrego is a former minister of
President
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Ricardo Lagos Escobar
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, and former mayor of the
commune
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of
Peñalolén
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History
The commune was founded on November 15, 1984.
Drug arrests
During 2019, Ch ...
. He was a candidate for president of Chile in 2013, but lost the
primary election to
Michelle Bachelet
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 201 ...
, among other candidates. On 11 March 2014 he was designated
intendant of the
Santiago Metropolitan Region
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by President Bachelet. On 13 June 2021, he was elected governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, a newly created office.
References
External links
Official campaign website
1966 births
Living people
Politicians from Santiago
Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians
Saint George's College, Santiago alumni
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
Government ministers of Chile
Intendants of Santiago Metropolitan Region
Mayors of places in Chile
Presidents of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Student Federation
Harvard Kennedy School alumni
Chilean people of Basque descent
Candidates for President of Chile
20th-century Chilean lawyers
Orrego
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