Metropolitan Regional Council of Santiago
| Consejo Regional de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago | |
Coat of arms of the Santiago Metropolitan Region | |
| Regional legislative body overview | |
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| Formed | 1993 |
| Preceding Regional legislative body |
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| Jurisdiction | Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile |
| Headquarters | Santiago |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent Regional legislative body | Regional Government of the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
The Regional Council of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Spanish: Consejo Regional de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago), commonly known as CORE Metropolitano, is the regional council of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. It serves as the normative, decision-making, and oversight body within the scope of the Regional Government of the Santiago Metropolitan Region and is responsible for ensuring citizen participation at the regional level and exercising the powers conferred upon it by the relevant organic constitutional law.[1] Its headquarters are located in the city of Santiago.
The council is composed of 34 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's eleven electoral constituencies.[2] Councillors serve four-year terms and may be re-elected for a maximum of two additional terms. Until 2021, the council elected a president from among its members by absolute majority; following a constitutional reform enacted in 2020, the presidency of the regional council is held by law by the Regional Governor.[3]
Current Regional Council
The Regional Council for the 2025–2029 term is composed of:
| Province | Councillor | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago I (Northwest) | Beatriz Albornoz Soto | | | Communist Party | Since 11 March 2022 |
| Nebbia Otárola Leon | | | Renovación Nacional | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Gabriela Gallardo Fuentes | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Santiago II (Central) | María Eugenia Puelma Alfaro | | | Communist Party | Since 11 March 2022 |
| Felipe Obal Durán | | | Renovación Nacional | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Sonja del Río Becker | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Dióscoro Rojas Campos | | | Socialist Party | Since 11 March 2018 | |
| Santiago III (West) | Leslie Venegas Venegas | | | Broad Front | Since 6 January 2025 |
| Nicolás Jara Lira | | | Broad Front | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Alfredo Vergara Catalán | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Santiago IV (Northeast) | Ignacio Dulger | | | Republican Party | Since 6 March 2025 |
| Álvaro Bellolio Avaria | | | Independent Democratic Union | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Ximena Peralta Fierro | | | Broad Front | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Karin Luck Urban | | | Renovación Nacional | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Santiago V (Southeast) | Rodrigo Donoso Baeza | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 |
| Danae Prado Carmona | | | Communist Party | Since 11 March 2022 | |
| Sergio Morales Méndez | | | Independent – Republican Party | Since 6 March 2025 | |
| Marcelo Zunino Poblete | | | Renovación Nacional | Since 11 March 2018 | |
| Santiago VI (South) | Claudina Núñez Jiménez | | | Communist Party | Since 11 March 2022 |
| María Ponti Rissetti | | | Renovación Nacional | Since 11 March 2022 | |
| Felipe Serey Guerra | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Carolina Oteiza Fuenzalida | | | Socialist Party | Since 11 March 2022 | |
| Cordillera | José Soto Madrid | | | Renovación Nacional | Since 6 January 2025 |
| Valeria Ortega Contreras | | | Independent – Communist Party | Since 11 March 2022 | |
| Edith Aedo Meza | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Maipo | Víctor Valdés Landeros | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 |
| Nicole Aguilera Ramírez | | | Independent Democratic Union | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Sadi Melo Moya | | | Socialist Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Chacabuco | Pedro Herreros Bajares | | | Independent Democratic Union | Since 6 January 2025 |
| Carlos Telleria Gútierrez | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Melipilla | Cristina Soto Messina | | | Party for Democracy | Since 11 March 2022 |
| Javier Ramíerez González | | | Independent Democratic Union | Since 5 March 2025 | |
| Talagante | Maricel Donoso Doria | | | Socialist Party | Since 6 January 2025 |
| Javier González Kazazian | | | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
References
- ^ "Organic Constitutional Law on Government and Regional Administration". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
- ^ "Number of regional councillors by region". Servicio Electoral de Chile.
- ^ "Law on regional government leadership". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.