Cosme Mellado
Cosme Mellado | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 16 |
| Mayor of Chimbarongo[1] | |
| In office 6 December 2000 – 6 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Reyes |
| Succeeded by | Marco Conteras |
| Councilor of Chimbarongo | |
| In office 6 December 1996 – 6 December 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1960 |
| Party | |
| Children | Five |
| Parent(s) | Cosme Mellado Vargas Marta Pino |
| Occupation | Politician |
Cosme Leopoldo Mellado Pino (born 24 February 1960) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[2][3]
Biography
He was born in Chimbarongo on 24 February 1960. He is the son of Cosme Mellado Vargas and María Elsira Pino Durán.[4] He is the father of five children.[4]
He completed his primary education at School No. 13 of Chimbarongo—currently Fernando Arenas Almarza Primary School—and his secondary education at Alberto Valenzuela Llanos Commercial High School (B-20) in San Fernando, following a technical–professional track with a specialization in sales and advertising. He graduated in 1978.[4]
He developed his professional career as a sales agent in various cities, including Talca and Curicó, and was also a partner in an importing company.[4]
Political career
He began his political activities during the 1980s, joining the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), where he became closely associated with former senator Adolfo Zaldívar, who supported his political career. As a local leader, he played an active role in the period leading up to the 1988 national plebiscite. He also served as president of the Manuel Rodríguez neighbourhood association in Chimbarongo, where he promoted local development initiatives.[4]
In the 1996 municipal elections, he was elected councillor of the commune of Chimbarongo, obtaining 18.24% of the vote.[4]
In the 2000 municipal elections, he was elected mayor of Chimbarongo representing the Christian Democratic Party, obtaining 5,565 votes, equivalent to 33.84% of the valid votes cast.[4] He was re-elected in 2004, again representing the Christian Democratic Party, with 59.60% of the vote.[4]
Following the expulsion of Adolfo Zaldívar from the Christian Democratic Party in December 2007 and the creation of the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI), he joined that party. In the 2008 municipal elections, he ran as an independent on the Por un Chile Limpio list and was elected mayor with 65.06% of the vote, becoming the highest-voted mayor in the region. During this period, he served as National Vice President of the Chilean Association of Municipalities.[4]
In the 2012 municipal elections, he was re-elected mayor for a fourth consecutive term, representing the Regionalist Party of Independents, obtaining 52.93% of the vote.[4]
He later joined the Radical Social Democratic Party.[4]
In the 2017 parliamentary elections, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing the 16th electoral district of the O'Higgins Region, comprising the communes of Chépica, Chimbarongo, La Estrella, Las Cabras, Litueche, Marchigüe, Nancagua, Navidad, Palmilla, Paredones, Peralillo, Peumo, Pichidegua, Pichilemu, Placilla, Pumanque, San Fernando, San Vicente and Santa Cruz. He was elected representing the Radical Social Democratic Party within the La Fuerza de la Mayoría coalition, obtaining 8,864 votes, equivalent to 6.45% of the valid votes cast.[4]
In August 2021, he sought re-election for the same district. In the parliamentary elections held in November 2021, he was re-elected representing the Radical Social Democratic Party within the New Social Pact coalition, obtaining 13,489 votes, equivalent to 9.96% of the valid votes cast.[4]
He ran for re-election in the parliamentary elections of 16 November 2025, representing the Radical Party within the Unity for Chile coalition. He was not elected, obtaining 17,368 votes, equivalent to 6.78% of the valid votes cast.[4]
References
- ^ "Ex alcalde Cosme Mellado fue electo diputado valorando el respaldo que le dio Chimbarongo". El Tipógrafo. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Cosme Mellado: "Gobernador Pablo Silva mantiene cero conexiones con parlamentarios"". El Rancagüino. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Cosme Mellado asumió presidencia de la Comisión de Obras Públicas". El Tipógrafo. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Cosme Leopoldo Mellado Pino". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2026.