Rodrigo Javier Delgado Mocarquer (La Ligua, June 13, 1974) is a Chilean psychologist and politician, member of the

Independent Democrat Union The Independent Democratic Union (''Unión Demócrata Independiente'', UDI) is a conservative and right-wing political party in Chile, founded in 1983. Its founder was the lawyer, politician and law professor Jaime Guzmán, a civilian allied with ...

(UDI) party. From November 4, 2020 until 11 March 2022, he served as Minister of the Interior and Public Security of Chile, under the second administration of

Sebastián Piñera Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique OMCh (; born 1 December 1949) is a Chilean billionaire businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic polit ...

. Previously, between 2008 and 2020, he was mayor of the

Estación Central Estación Central ((), Spanish for "central station") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its namesake is the Estación Central railway station located in the commune. Demographics According to th ...

commune.

Biography

Personal life

Son of Jorge Delgado Toro Mazote and Eliana Mocarquer Mucarquer, he lived his childhood with his family in

La Ligua La Ligua () is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Petorca Province in Valparaíso Region. The city is known for its textile manufacturing and traditional Chilean pastry production. Demographics According to data from the 2002 Census o ...

, in the

Valparaíso region The Valparaíso Region ( es, Región de Valparaíso, links=no, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , ...

. His mother is a descendant of

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

immigrants living in Chile. Since October 19, 2014, he has been married to Nicole Nef, daughter of former soccer player

Adolfo Nef Adolfo Nef Sanhueza (born January 18, 1946) is a former Chilean football goalkeeper, who played for the Chile national team between 1969 and 1977, gaining 42 caps. He was part of the Chile squad for the 1974 World Cup. At club level, Nef played ...

. The couple has 3 children; Mariano and María Gracia (twins) and a third.

Studies and professional career

He attended high school at the Arab School of Santiago, and studied psychology at

Andrés Bello National University The Andrés Bello National University ( es, Universidad Andrés Bello or Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello :es:Universidad Andrés Bello) (UNAB) is a Chilean private university established in 1988. UNAB is ranked 56th of Latin American unive ...

, graduating as a psychologist in 1999. He also has certifications in Corporate Social Responsibility from the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, and certifications in Excellence in Municipal Services and Management of Local Governments from the University for Development (UDD). He practiced psychology at the Option Youth Center of Cerro Navia. Later he worked at the Lampa Youth Center. In 2000 he became director of Community Development of the Municipality of Estacion Central, under mayor Gustavo Hasbún, where he remained for eight years.

Political career

He was elected mayor of Estación Central, part of Greater

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

, in the 2008 municipal elections for the 2008–2012 period. He was reelected in the municipal elections of 2012 and 2016, serving three terms in total, for which he was unable to seek reelection for a fourth term after the entry into force of Law 21,238. Since 2019 he was vice president of the Chilean Association of Municipalities (AMUCh), and in April 2020, he became president of the association, succeeding José Miguel Arellano, mayor of Padre Hurtado. On November 4, 2020, he resigned as mayor of Estación Central, so he could become the Minister of the Interior and Public Security in the second government of President

, after the resignation of Víctor Pérez Varela from that position the day before. At the end of 2020, he was invited by the Ministry of Health (Minsal) to join the COVID-19 task force.

Controversies

During his tenure, the Municipality of Estación Central granted building permits to the real estate company Placilla SpA, which were declared illegal by the Constitutional Court, since they contravene the regulations of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism that make "continuous building" impossible in an area that has no height limit.

Election history

Municipal elections of 2008

* 2008 municipal elections for mayor of Estacion Central

2012 municipal elections

* 2012 municipal elections for mayor of Estacion Central

2016 municipal elections

* 2016 municipal elections for mayor of Estacion CentralServelelecciones.cl
Votación candidatos por comuna, Alcaldes 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Delgado, Rodrigo Living people Chilean Ministers of the Interior 1974 births Andrés Bello National University alumni University for Development alumni University of Chile alumni Independent Democratic Union politicians