Regional Council of Arica y Parinacota
| Consejo Regional de la Región de Arica y Parinacota | |
Logo of the Regional Government of Arica y Parinacota | |
| Regional legislative body overview | |
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| Formed | 2007 |
| Preceding Regional legislative body |
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| Jurisdiction | Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile |
| Headquarters | Arica |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent Regional legislative body | Regional Government of Arica y Parinacota |
The Regional Council of the Arica y Parinacota Region (Spanish: Consejo Regional de la Región de Arica y Parinacota), commonly known as CORE Arica y Parinacota, is the regional council of the Arica y Parinacota Region in Chile. It serves as the normative, decision-making, and oversight body within the scope of the Regional Government of Arica y Parinacota 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 Arica.
The council is composed of 14 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's two provinces: 11 from Arica Province, and 3 from Parinacota Province.[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:[4]
| Province | Councillor | Party | Term | |
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| Arica | Romina Cifuentes Gutiérrez | Republican Party | Since 5 January 2025 | |
| Christian Villanueva Rosales | Independent – Christian Social Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Carlos Ojeda Murillo | Humanist Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Marcelo González Olivares | Christian Democratic Party | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Denisse Morales Flores | Independent – Socialist Party | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| María Victoriano Cautivo | Communist Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Lin-Kiu Ly Fumey | National Libertarian Party | Since 5 January 2025 | ||
| Oscar Pantoja Rivera | Liberal Party | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Sofía Clavijo Medalla | Renovación Nacional | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Nino Estay Espinoza | Democrats | Since 5 January 2025 | ||
| Ignacio Gómez Gutiérrez | Republican Party | Since 5 January 2025 | ||
| Parinacota | Lorena Ventura Vásquez | Renovación Nacional | Since 11 March 2022 | |
| Hermes Gómez Gallardo | Independent – Independent Democratic Union | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Daniel Linares Zegarra | Independent – Democrats | 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.
- ^ "Election Results". El Mercurio. Retrieved 23 February 2026.