Regional Council of Tarapacá
| Consejo Regional de la Región de Tarapacá | |
Coat of arms of the Tarapacá Region | |
| Regional legislative body overview | |
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| Formed | 2007 |
| Preceding Regional legislative body |
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| Jurisdiction | Tarapacá Region, Chile |
| Headquarters | Iquique, Chile |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent Regional legislative body | Regional Government of Tarapacá |
The Regional Council of the Tarapacá Region (Spanish: Consejo Regional de la Región de Tarapacá), commonly known as CORE Tarapacá, is the regional council of the Tarapacá Region in Chile. It serves as the normative, decision-making, and oversight body within the scope of the Regional Government of Tarapacá 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 Iquique.
The council is composed of 14 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's two provinces: 11 from Iquique Province, and 3 from Tamarugal 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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| Iquique | Sergio Assarella Alvarado | Radical Party | Since 11 March 2022 | |
| Luis Domingo Milla | Party of the People | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Giovanna Trincado Avilés | Renovación Nacional | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Néstor Jofré Núñez | Renovación Nacional | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Francisco Lincheo Torrejón | Democrats | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Mauricio Schmidt Silva | Independent Democratic Union | Since 11 March 2022 | ||
| Lorena Ramírez Palma | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Anally Ferreira Herrera | Christian Democratic Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Lautaro Lobos Lara | Party for Democracy | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Octavio López Ávalos | Humanist Action | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Jorge Muñoz González | Republican Party | Since 6 January 2025 | ||
| Tamarugal | Hugo Estica Esteban | Christian Democratic Party | Since 6 January 2025 | |
| Eduardo Mamani Mamani | Renovación Nacional | Since 11 March 2018 | ||
| Lucero Callpa Flores | Christian Democratic Party | 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.
- ^ "Regional Council of Tarapacá assumes office for the 2025–2029 term" (in Spanish). Vilas Radio. Retrieved 2026-02-12.