Miguel Mellado Suazo
Miguel Mellado | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 23 |
| Regional Counseller | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 18 November 2016 | |
| Governor of Cautín Province | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Christian Dulansky |
| Succeeded by | Sara Suazo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1980 |
| Party | Renovación Nacional[1][2] |
| Spouse | Marcia Morales |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Arnaldo Mellado Juana Suazo |
| Alma mater | Austral University of Chile |
| Occupation | Business administrator |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Miguel Alejandro Mellado Suazo (born 29 December 1958) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[3][4]
Family and early life
He was born in Temuco on 29 December 1958. He is the son of Arnaldo Miguel Mellado Muñoz and Juana Inés Suazo González.[5] He has been married since 27 July 1990 to Marcia Isabel Morales Aqueveque, and they have two children.[5]
Professional career
He completed his primary and secondary education at La Salle School in Temuco, graduating in 1976.[5]
He pursued higher education at the Austral University of Chile, where he earned the professional degree of business administration and the academic degree of Licentiate in Administrative Sciences.[5]
He served as Director of Extension and Communications at the Autonomous University of Chile.[5]
Political career
He is a former member of National Renewal (RN).[5]
In March 2010, President Sebastián Piñera appointed him Governor of the Cautín Province in the Araucanía Region. He held the position from 17 March 2010 until 15 August 2013.[5]
In the November 2013 regional council elections, he was elected Regional Councillor for the Araucanía Region, obtaining the highest vote total with 20,158 votes, equivalent to 17.75% of the valid votes cast. During this period, he also served as president of the Regional Council.[5]
On 18 November 2016, he resigned from his post as regional councillor in order to run for the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[5]
In the 2017 parliamentary elections, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on the Chile Vamos list, representing National Renewal for the 23rd electoral district of the Araucanía Region. The district comprises the communes of Carahue, Cholchol, Cunco, Curarrehue, Freire, Gorbea, Loncoche, Nueva Imperial, Padre Las Casas, Pitrufquén, Pucón, Saavedra, Temuco, Teodoro Schmidt, Toltén and Villarrica. He obtained 13,708 votes, equivalent to 6.10% of the valid votes cast.[5]
In August 2021, he sought re-election for the same district. In the parliamentary elections held in November 2021, he was re-elected within the Chile Podemos Más coalition, on the National Renewal ticket, obtaining 14,164 votes, equivalent to 5.88% of the valid votes cast.[5]
On 19 August 2025, he formally notified his resignation from National Renewal after the party excluded him from its list of parliamentary candidates for re-election in the 23rd electoral district.[5]
References
- ^ "Miguel Mellado (RN) y decisiones del Gobierno en caso Monsalve: 'Actuaron mal, tarde e improvisadamente'". Radio Universidad de Chile. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Miguel Mellado: el diputado RN que primero condenó filtración de audio de Boric y luego admitió culpa". Radio Bío-Bío. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Mellado apoya a Tohá y responde al gobernador René Saffirio". Araucanía Diario. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Fue gobernador, core y ahora diputado: La historia de Miguel Mellado, el legislador que confesó filtración de audio de Boric". Emol. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Miguel Alejandro Mellado Suazo". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2026.