Rodrigo Ramírez Parra
Rodrigo Ramírez Parra | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 18th District |
| Mayor of Retiro | |
| In office 6 December 2012 – 6 December 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1969 Retiro, Chile |
| Party | National Renewal |
Rodrigo Alberto Ramírez Parra[1] (born 2 September 1969) is a Chilean politician who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, representing the 18th District for the 2026–2030 term.[2][3]
Biography
He was born on 2 September 1969 in Retiro, Maule Region.[4]
He is the son of José Ramírez, who served as mayor of Retiro for two terms between 1992 and 2000 and as councillor between 2000 and 2004, and María Magdalena Parra. He is the brother of Rafael Ramírez Parra, councillor and mayor of the same commune (2024–2028).[4]
He completed his primary education at the Manuel Montt School of Retiro. He continued his secondary education at the Bernardo O'Higgins High School (C-36) in the same commune and later at the Irineo Badilla Fuentes Polytechnic High School (A-25), graduating as a mid-level technician in automotive mechanics.[4]
Political career
He began his political career in the late 1980s as a founding member of his political party, National Renewal (RN), and as a supporter of the Yes campaign in the 1988 Chilean national plebiscite in the Maule Region.[4]
Following the return to democracy in 1990, he worked in the political campaigns of deputy Alfonso Rodríguez del Río and senator Sergio Onofre Jarpa, serving as their chief of staff in the commune of Retiro. In the 1992 municipal elections, he participated in the campaign of his father, José Ramírez Mardones, who was elected mayor of Retiro and re-elected until 2000.[4]
In the 2012 municipal elections, he was elected mayor of Retiro. He was re-elected in 2016 and 2021, remaining in office until November 2024.[4]
On 16 November 2025, he was elected deputy for the 18th District of the Maule Region (Cauquenes, Chanco, Colbún, Linares, Longaví, Parral, Pelluhue, Retiro, San Javier, Villa Alegre, Yerbas Buenas), as an independent candidate on a quota of RN within the Chile Grande y Unido coalition. He obtained 19,175 votes, corresponding to 8.03% of the valid votes cast.[4]
References
- ^ "Rodrigo Alberto Ramírez Parra | DecideChile". www.decidechile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Estos son los diputados electos en el distrito 18". MalaEspina Check. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Rodrigo Ramírez, diputado electo por el Maule sur, entrega mensaje de agradecimiento". Al Día Maule Noticias. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rodrigo Ramírez Parra". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 17 March 2026.