Regional Council of La Araucanía
| Consejo Regional de la Región de La Araucanía | |
Coat of arms of the Araucanía Region | |
| Regional legislative body overview | |
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| Formed | 1993 |
| Jurisdiction | Araucanía Region, Chile |
| Headquarters | Temuco, Chile |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent Regional legislative body | Regional Government of Araucanía |
The Regional Council of La Araucanía Region (Spanish: Consejo Regional de la Región de La Araucanía), commonly known as CORE Araucanía, is the regional council of the Araucanía Region in Chile. It serves as the normative, decision-making, and oversight body within the Regional Government and is responsible for ensuring citizen participation in regional public administration and exercising the powers conferred upon it by the relevant organic constitutional law.[1]
The council is composed of 20 regional councillors elected by popular vote for four-year terms, with the possibility of up to two re-elections. Territorial representation is organized into provincial constituencies, distributed in two constituencies in Cautín Province and one constituency in Malleco Province.[2] 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.[3]
Current Regional Council
The Regional Council of the Araucanía Region for the 2025–2029 term is composed of the following councillors:
| Constituency | Councillor | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cautín I | Sara Suazo Suazo | Renovación Nacional | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Víctor Yáñez Arancibia | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Patricia Paillao Millán | Broad Front (Chile) | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Contreras Maldonado | Independent | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Ana María Soto Cea | Party for Democracy | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Hans Van der Molen Mora | Renovación Nacional | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Roberto Paredes Sandoval | Christian Democratic Party (Chile) | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Cautín II | Eduardo Hernández Schmidt | Renovación Nacional | Since 11 March 2018 | |
| Gilda Mendoza Vásquez | Renovación Nacional | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Mauricio Devaud Morales | Independent – Party for Democracy | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Rodrigo Pacheco Aguilera | Independent Democratic Union | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| José Lizama Díaz | Independent Democratic Union | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Marisol Wickel Navarrete | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Julio Marileo Calfuqueo | Independent – Broad Front (Chile) | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Cristián Herrera González | Democrats (Chile) | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Malleco | Mónica Rodríguez Rodríguez | Christian Democratic Party (Chile) | Since 11 March 2018 | |
| María Elizabeth Gutiérrez Saavedra | Renovación Nacional | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Hugo Monsalves Castillo | Independent – Evópoli | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Essio Guidotti Vallejos | Party for Democracy | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Nicolás Donze Cabezas | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
References
- ^ "Organic Constitutional Law on Government and Regional Administration". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
- ^ 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.