Ricardo Montero Allende
Ricardo Montero | |
|---|---|
| Undersecretary of Defense | |
| In office 16 August 2023 – 11 March 2026 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Víctor Barrueto |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 18th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1983 |
| Party | Socialist Party[1] |
| Parent(s) | Adolfo Montero María Luz Allende |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Ricardo Montero Allende (born 12 June 1983 in Santiago) is a Chilean lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party of Chile.[2][3][4]
He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 18th electoral district of the Maule Region, and acted as coordinator of the Committee on the Political System, Legislative Power, and Electoral System.[5]
Biography
Montero Allende was born on 12 June 1983 in Santiago.[5] He is the son of Adolfo Montero Jaramillo and María Luz Allende Urrutia.[5]
He completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio del Verbo Divino.[5] He studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[5] He holds a Master’s degree in Defence and Security from the Inter-American Defense College –United States– and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Autonomous University of Barcelona at Spain.[5]
He volunteered with Techo para Chile, contributing both in Chile and other Latin American countries to the strengthening of community organization.[5] Following the reconstruction process after the 2010 earthquake, he lived in Brazil for two years, where he led Techo’s team in São Paulo.[5]
Political career
Montero Allende is a member of the PS.[5] During the second administration of President Michelle Bachelet, he served as chief of staff to the Ministers of National Defense (2014–2015) and Interior and Public Security (2015–2017).[5]
In the same administration, he acted as national coordinator of the participatory stage of the constituent process.[5] He later served as executive secretary of the Senate Commission on Carabineros Reform and as a member of the Permanent Forum on Foreign Policy.[5]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, he ran as a candidate for the 18th electoral district of the Maule Region as part of the Lista del Apruebo electoral pact, receiving 6,128 votes (5.5% of the validly cast votes).[5]
After completing his work in the Constitutional Convention, on 8 September 2022 he assumed the position of chief of staff to the Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá.[5] On 16 August 2023, President Gabriel Boric appointed him Undersecretary of Defense.[5]
References
- ^ "Perfil: Ricardo Montero (PS), nuevo jefe de gabinete de Tohá, el exconvencional que tensionó a su partido al apoyar el fin del senado". Ex-Ante. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Cambio de gabinete: exconvencional Ricardo Montero reemplaza a Víctor Barrueto en la Subsecretaría de Defensa". La Tercera. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Ricardo Montero Allende y la Subsecretaría de Defensa". El Mostrador. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Premio a los irresponsables: senadores apuntan a exconstituyente Montero (PS) tras asumir en Defensa". Radio Bío Bío. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Ricardo Montero Allende". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.