Bernardo Berger
Bernardo Berger | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 24 |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Delmastro |
| Succeeded by | Dissolution of the district |
| Constituency | 53rd District |
| Mayor of Valdivia | |
| In office 6 December 2000 – 6 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Sabat Gozalo |
| Succeeded by | Omar Sabat Guzmán |
| In office November 1989 – 26 September 1992 | |
| Appointed by | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Schild |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Espinoza |
| Councilman of Valdivia | |
| In office 6 December 1992 – 6 December 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1946 |
| Party | National Renewal (RN) (1987–2020)[1][2] |
| Spouse | Gladys Silva |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | Baldomero Berger Blanca Fett |
| Alma mater | Austral University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Business administrator |
Bernardo José Berger Fett (born 4 October 1946) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.
Early life and education
He was born on 4 October 1946 in Valdivia. He is the son of Baldomero Berger Bohle and Blanca Fett González. He is married to Gladys Patricia Silva Jorquera and is the father of three children.[3]
He completed his primary education at the Salesian Institute of Valdivia and his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of Valdivia. He studied Business Administration at the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of the Austral University of Chile, graduating in 1980 with a thesis entitled “Evaluation of a camping project for the Province of Valdivia”.[3]
He also undertook studies in Mechanical Engineering at the former Technical University of the State, Valdivia campus.[3]
Professional career
Between 1972 and 1977, he worked as an administrative employee at the Ministry of Education. From that year until 1980, he served as head of the local office of the Los Héroes Compensation Fund. He later joined the Municipality of Valdivia, where between 1980 and 1989 he held various positions, including head of the Administration Department, municipal secretary, acting director of the Sanitation and Parks Department, member of the Municipal Planning and Traffic Secretariat, and secretary of the Valdivia Communal Development Council (CODECO).[3]
In parallel, between 1983 and 1989, he served as alternate director of the Urban Development Corporation (Valdicor). Between 1993 and 2000, he worked as general manager of the Clínica Alemana of Valdivia.[3]
Political career
In November 1989, he was appointed mayor of the Municipality of Valdivia, a position he held until October 1992.[3]
Following the municipal elections of 1992, he was elected councillor of the Municipality of Valdivia, serving two consecutive terms from 1992 to 2000. His first candidacy was as an independent within the Participación y Progreso list; subsequent terms were served as a member of the National Renewal party.[3]
In the municipal elections of 2000, he ran for mayor of Valdivia and was elected representing National Renewal. He was re-elected as mayor in 2004 and 2008, serving in office until 2012.[3]
On 25 November 2020, he resigned from his political party.[3]
In August 2021, he ran for election in the 24th District of the Los Ríos Region—comprising the communes of Corral, Futrono, Lago Ranco, Lanco, La Unión, Los Lagos, Máfil, Mariquina, Paillaco, Panguipulli, Río Bueno, and Valdivia—for the 2022–2026 term. In November, he was elected within the Chile Podemos Más coalition as an independent candidate on a National Renewal list, obtaining 11,195 votes, corresponding to 7.78% of the valid votes cast.[3]
References
- ^ "Diputado Bernardo Berger renunció a su militancia en Renovación Nacional". Diario El Ranco. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Bernardo Berger renuncia a bancada: "no es posible continuar compartiendo con personas que no están en la línea y los postulados de RN"". Somos Noticias. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bernardo José Berger Fett — BCN". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 4 February 2026.