Roberto Sepúlveda

Roberto Sepúlveda
Regional Counselor of Santiago
In office
27 July 2016 – 17 July 2017
Preceded byCathy Barriga
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010
Preceded byMario Varela Herrera
Succeeded byMónica Zalaquett
Constituency44th District
Mayor of Maipú
In office
6 December 2000 – 6 December 2004
Preceded byHernán Silva
Succeeded byAlberto Undurraga
Councilman of Maipú
In office
26 December 1992 – 6 December 2000
Personal details
Born (1955-08-17) 17 August 1955
PartyNational Renewal (RN)
SpouseCecilia Torres
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Roberto Sepúlveda Hermosilla (born 17 August 1955) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy and regional counselor.[1]

Early life and family

Sepúlveda was born on 17 August 1955.[2] He is the son of Néstor Sepúlveda and María Hermosilla, both schoolteachers.[2]

He is married to Cecilia Torres Hernández and is the father of two children: Cristián and Alejandra.[2] He completed his primary education at Escuela Concentrada No. 3 in Talca and his secondary studies at Liceo No. 1 de Hombres in the same city.[2]

He continued his education at the University of Chile, enrolling in the School of Medicine and graduating as a physician-surgeon in 1978.[2]

After qualifying, he began practicing medicine in the communes of Estación Central and Maipú.[2]

Political career

Between 1992 and 2000, he served as a councillor of Maipú.[2] From 2000 to 2004, he was mayor of Maipú.[2] At the end of his term, he sought re-election but was defeated by Alberto Undurraga of the Christian Democratic Party.[2]

In December 2005, he was elected as a deputy for District No. 20 (Cerrillos, Estación Central, and Maipú) in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.[2]

In the December 2009 parliamentary elections, he was not re-elected.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Grijalba y Sepúlveda reemplazan a los Cores renunciados que postulan a la Alcaldía de Maipú". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional. 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Roberto Sepúlveda Hermosilla". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish).