Raúl Leiva
Raúl Leiva | |
|---|---|
Leiva in 2025 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | District 14 |
| Mayor of Talagante | |
| In office 6 December 2008 – 6 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Rosa Huerta |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Álvarez |
| Provincial Governor of Talagante | |
| In office 22 January 2007 – 24 July 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Gebauer |
| Succeeded by | Alejandra Vásquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1974 Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Socialist[1] |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | Central University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Raúl Alfonso Leiva Carvajal (born 24 March 1974) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[2][3][4]
Biography
Leiva was born in Santiago on 24 March 1974. He is the son of Francisco Leiva Uribe-Echeverría and Betsabe Carvajal Calderón.[5] He is married to Claudia Lavanderos García and is the father of three children.[5]
He completed his primary education at Escuela República de Grecia and at English College, and his secondary education at Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Talagante, graduating in 1991.[5]
He studied Law at the Universidad Central de Chile between 1992 and 1998 and was admitted to practice law on 7 August 2000.[5]
Between 2004 and 2006, he completed a Master of Business Law (MBL) at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. In 2005, he completed a Diploma in Criminal Procedure Reform at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC). He also holds a Master’s degree in Sustainability Management from the University for Development and a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication from the PUC.[5]
Professionally, he was an associate at Leiva Asociados Abogados between 2000 and 2007; served as Legal Submanager and General Manager of Coocretal (Savings and Credit Cooperative) between 2001 and 2006; acted as substitute judge at the Juzgado de Policía Local of Talagante between 2004 and 2007; and worked as a lawyer in the Legal Division of the Ministry of the Interior between 2006 and 2007.[5]
Political career
He served as Governor of Talagante between 2007 and 2008. He was subsequently elected Mayor of the Municipality of Talagante for two consecutive terms (2008–2012 and 2012–2016), running as an independent associated with the Concertación Democrática pact. In the first municipal election, he obtained 11,126 votes, equivalent to 41.31% of the total votes cast. In the second election, he obtained 21,628 votes, equivalent to 82.40% of the total votes cast.[5]
He served as President of the Citizen Security Commission of the Chilean Association of Municipalities.[5]
In the parliamentary elections held in 2017, he was elected Deputy for the 14th District of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago—comprising the communes of Alhué, Buin, Calera de Tango, Curacaví, El Monte, Isla de Maipo, María Pinto, Melipilla, Padre Hurtado, Paine, Peñaflor, San Bernardo, San Pedro, and Talagante—representing the Socialist Party of Chile for the 2018–2022 term. He obtained 44,774 votes, equivalent to 14.76% of the valid votes cast.[5]
In August 2021, he ran for re-election in the same district for the 2022–2026 term. In November 2021, he was re-elected representing the Socialist Party of Chile within the New Social Pact pact, obtaining 40,946 votes, corresponding to 12.56% of the valid votes cast.[5]
References
- ^ "Diputado Leiva (PS) por Allende: "El fallo sin perjuicio de yo no compartirlo, es necesario decir que hay que acatarlo"". Canal 13. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Raúl Leiva (PS): "Quienes vamos al estadio debemos estar dispuestos a sacrificar comodidad por seguridad"". Radio Infinita. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Leiva lapida acusación constitucional contra delegado Durán: "No existe fundamento legal ni fáctico"". Radio Agricultura. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Leiva explica que millonaria deuda de TAG fue "pagada y regularizada como todos los chilenos"". CNN Chile. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Raúl Alfonso Leiva Carvajal — BCN". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 4 February 2026.