Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín (born 20 December 1966) is a Chilean lawyer,

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politician, and, since 14 July 2021, the governor of the

Santiago Metropolitan Region Santiago Metropolitan Region ( es, link=no, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Mos ...

. Orrego is a former minister of

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Ricardo Lagos Escobar Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (; born 2 March 1938) is a Chilean lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Chilean military di ...

, and former mayor of the

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. 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

by President Bachelet. On 13 June 2021, he was elected governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, a newly created office.

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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 {{Chile-politician-stub