Claudio Arriagada
Claudio Arriagada | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of La Granja | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Delpín |
| In office 26 September 1992 – 6 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Espina |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Delpín |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Salaberry |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | 25th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1955 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Education | Liceo Abdón Cifuentes |
| Occupation | Politician |
Claudio Eugenio Arriagada Macaya (born 22 October 1955) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[1]
Early life and education
Arriagada was born on 22 October 1955 in Santiago, Chile.[2] He is the son of Luis Armando Arriagada and Irma Macaya Cárdenas.[2]
He completed his primary education at Liceo San Francisco in the commune of La Granja.[2] He later completed his basic and secondary education through free examinations at Liceo Polivalente Ministro Abdón Cifuentes in La Cisterna, graduating in 2003.[2]
Professionally, he worked in the commercial sector.[2]
Political career
He began his political involvement through social work in southern Santiago neighborhoods, including the Población San Gregorio.[2] He is a member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC).[2]
In the 1992 municipal elections, he was elected mayor of La Granja in the Santiago Metropolitan Region representing the PDC.[2] He was subsequently re-elected for four consecutive terms: 1996–2000, 2000–2004, 2004–2008, and 2008–2012.[2]
He served as president of the Chilean Association of Municipalities (AChM) during the periods 2005–2007 and 2009–2011.[2] He also acted as head of the PDC mayors within the association.[2]