Claudia Reyes Larenas
Claudia Reyes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 26th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claudia Reyes Larenas 27 May 1980 |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Austral University of Chile |
Claudia Reyes Larenas is a Chilean politician elected as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 2026–2030 legislative term. She serves within the LVII Legislative Period of the National Congress.[1]
In 2024, she ran for Regional Governor of Los Ríos Region.[2] Reyes Larenas was elected Deputy in the Chilean parliamentary election, 2025, obtaining a seat for the legislative period beginning on 11 March 2026.[3][4]
Biography
She was born in Osorno on May 27, 1980. Her parents are Nelson Reyes Ruiz and Magaly Larenas Guarda. She has four children.[5]
Reyes completed her schooling at Colegio San José de Puerto Montt.[5] She graduated in 2008 as an agricultural engineer with a specialization in Agricultural Administration from the Austral University.[5] She also holds a diploma (2014) in Management Control for Professionals from the University of Chile.[5]
Prior to her candidacy for Regional Governor of Los Lagos in 2024, she worked, since January 2022, as an environmental advisor to the Military Labor Corps of the Chilean Army, an entity responsible for road infrastructure projects, based in Puerto Montt.[5]
Since March 2013, she has also carried out consultancy work for the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) in the Los Lagos Region.[5]
Additionally, since January 2017, she provided technical support to the Agro-environmental Sustainability Incentive System for Agricultural Soils (SIRSD-S), under the Institute for Agricultural Development (INDAP), in the same region.[5]
She also served as program coordinator for CONADI through municipalities such as Fresia and the Regional Ministry of Agriculture. In 2012, she developed management models for the restoration of the heritage churches of Chiloé.[5]
Political career
She was elected councillor of Puerto Montt on her second attempt in the 2012 municipal elections, obtaining 1,945 votes (4.05%). Previously, in 2008, she was not elected after receiving 866 votes (1.55%). In both elections, she represented the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).[5]
In 2024, she ran in the regional governor elections for the Los Lagos Region, representing the Republican Party. She advanced to the runoff with 118,672 votes (23.28%), but was defeated by the National Renewal candidate Alejandro Santana, obtaining 240,062 votes in the second round.[5]
She ran as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies for the 26th District of the Los Lagos Region in the elections of November 16, 2025, representing the Republican Party within the Cambio por Chile coalition. She was elected with 30,865 votes, equivalent to 10.39% of the total.[5]
References
- ^ "Resultados electorales 2025: Estos son todos los diputados que estarán en la cámara baja". BioBioChile. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Claudia Reyes: programa y propuestas para la gobernación de Los Lagos". 24Horas.cl. 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ^ "Resultados de las Elecciones Presidenciales y Parlamentarias 2025". Emol. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Claudia Reyes: "La salud de las familias no puede seguir esperando"". El Calbucano. 2025-09-01. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Claudia Reyes Larenas — BCN". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 20 March 2026.