Regional Council of Atacama
Regional Council of Atacama Region Consejo Regional de la Región de Atacama | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | of the Regional Government of Atacama of Atacama Region |
| History | |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Leadership | |
President of the Regional Council | Miguel Vargas Correa since 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 regional councillors |
Political groups | Chile Vamos (5):
Apruebo Dignidad (6):
Democratic Socialism (3): Independent |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation | |
Last election | 26-27 October 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| Gregorio Cordovez 260, La Serena, Chile | |
| Website | |
| goreatacama | |
The Regional Council of Atacama is the normative, decision-making, and oversight body of the Atacama Region within the framework of Chile’s regional administration. It ensures regional citizen participation and exercises the powers assigned to it by law.[1]
The council is composed of 14 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's three provinces: 3 from Chañaral, 7 from Copiapó, and 4 from Huasco.[2][3] Councillors serve four-year terms and may be re-elected. 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.[4]
Regional councillors
2025-2029
The Regional Council for the 2025–2029 term is composed of the following regional councilors:[5]
| Province | Councilor | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copiapó | Patricio Alfaro Morales | FREVS | Since 11 March 2018 | |
| Francisco Cortéz Pallauta | FREVS | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Felipe Fuentes Zumaran | Ind.- PCCh | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Fernando Ghiglino Pizarro | RN | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Emilio Bianchi Cañas | Ind.- RN | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Hugo Bugueño Rojas | Ind.- PPD | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Yerko Ravlic Elal | FA | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Miguel San Martín Salgado | PRCh | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Huasco | Juan Santana Álvarez | PS | Since 11 March 2018 | |
| Igor Verdugo Herrera | PS | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Jorge Torres Torres | Ind.- RN | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Fabiola Pérez Tapia | FREVS[6] | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Chañaral | Manuel Reyes Cuello | PCCh | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Freddy Rubina Aracena | Ind.- RN | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
2018–2022
- Chañaral Province
- Mario Araya Rojas (RN), replaced by Alex Ahumada Monroy (RN) in October 2019
- Héctor Antonio Volta Rojas (PRSD), replaced by Manuel Reyes Cuello (PCCh) in October 2019
- Gabriel Armando Mánquez Vicencio (PCCh)
- Copiapó Province
- Patricia González Brizuela (UDI)
- Fernando Alfonso Ghiglino Pizarro (RN)
- Sergio Bordoli Vergara (RN)
- Rodrigo Antonio Rojas Tapia (Independent, PCCh)
- Patricio Alfaro Morales (Independent, FREVS)
- Ruth Vega Donoso (PS)
- Javier Aníbal Castillo Julio (PCCh)
- Huasco Province
- Roberto Alegría Olivares (RN)
- Fabiola del Carmen Pérez Tapia (Independent)
- Rebeca Torrejón Sierra (FREVS)
- Juan Horacio Santana Álvarez (Independent, PS)
References
- ^ "Organic Constitutional Law on Government and Regional Administration". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
- ^ Consejo Regional
- ^ Servel determinó el número de Consejeros Regionales y Concejales para las elecciones de octubre de 2024
- ^ "Law on regional government leadership". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
- ^ "Who are the 14 Regional Councilors of Atacama who assumed office for the 2025–2029 term?". Regional Council of Atacama. Archived from the original on 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ She was elected in the 2017 elections as an independent on a MAS Región (MAS-R) list.