Nicolás Monckeberg
Nicolás Monckeberg | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Chile to Argentina | |
| In office 6 January 2020 – 31 March 2022 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Sergio Urrejola Monckeberg |
| Succeeded by | Bárbara Figueroa |
| Minister of Labor and Social Providence | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 28 October 2019 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Alejandra Krauss |
| Succeeded by | María José Zaldívar |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 22 March 2012 – 3 April 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Patricio Melero |
| Succeeded by | Edmundo Eluchans |
| Member of Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2010 – 11 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Olivares |
| Succeeded by | District dissolved |
| Constituency | 18th District |
| In office 11 March 2002 – 11 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Iván Mesías Lehu |
| Succeeded by | Frank Sauerbaum |
| Constituency | 42nd District |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Renovación Nacional |
| Spouse | Isabel Cruz |
| Relations | Cristián Monckeberg (cousin) |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Nicolas Monckeberg Díaz (born 31 July 1973) is a Chilean politician. He was born in a family of German descent. He completed his secondary education in the Tabancura College in Santiago.
Monckeberg obtained his LL.B degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Similarly, he completed a Master of Liberal Arts major at Harvard Extension School.
He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 2012 and 2013.[1]
Early life and family
He was born on 31 July 1973 in Santiago, Chile.[2] He is the son of Manuel José Mönckeberg Balmaceda and Margarita Díaz Herrera. He is the grandson of Gustavo Monckeberg Barros and cousin of Cristián Monckeberg.[2]
He is also the nephew of Gerardo Monckeberg Balmaceda, councilor of Ñuñoa (2004–2008); Jorge Monckeberg Barros, mayor of Ñuñoa (1960–1970); Alicia Monckeberg Barros, mayor of Algarrobo (1967–1992); and Cristián Monckeberg Bruner, former Deputy and Minister of Housing and Urbanism.[2]
He is married to Isabel Margarita Cruz and is the father of three daughters—Isabel, Sofía, and Angelita—and one son.[2]
Professional career
He completed his secondary education at Colegio Tabancura in Santiago.[2] He later studied Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Legal and Social Sciences with the thesis "Las Fuerzas Armadas en Democracia" (1997). He was admitted to the bar on 13 September 1999.[2]
He subsequently completed a Master of Liberal Arts with a concentration in Government at Harvard University.[2]
Political career
He served as president of the youth wing of National Renewal (RN).[2]
In the 1996 municipal elections, at the age of 23, he was elected councilor of the Commune of Santiago for the 1997–2000 term, serving on several occasions as acting mayor.[2]
At the beginning of Sebastián Piñera's second term, he was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, serving until 28 October 2019.[2] In January 2020 he was appointed by President Piñera as Ambassador of Chile to Argentina.[2]
References
- ^ "Organización y Autoridades Parlamentarias periodo legislativo 2010–2014". Camara de Diputados de Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Nicolás Monckeberg Díaz". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.