Rubén Oyarzo
Rubén Oyarzo | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 8 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1980 |
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| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Rubén Oyarzo Inés Figueroa |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Rubén Darío Punga Oyarzo Figueroa (born 13 December 1980) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy in the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile.[2][3][4]
Biography
He is the son of Rubén Oyarzo Ojeda and Inés Figueroa Salas. He has two children and is separated.[1]
He completed his secondary education at the Eduardo Frei Montalva Superior Institute of Commerce (INSUCO), graduating in 1998 with a technical degree as a General Accountant. From 1999 to 2002, he pursued studies at the School of Public Accountants of Santiago.[1]
In 2000, he enrolled at the Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología, from which he graduated in 2004 with a degree as a Public Accountant and Auditor. Between 2005 and 2007, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and the professional degree of Commercial Engineer from the University of the Pacific.[1]
In 2011, he completed a postgraduate diploma in Accounting and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) at the University of Chile.[1]
Professionally, he has worked in several private-sector companies, including Copesa, Sodexo, Tecnoimagen Chile, MPM Ltda., Amphos 21, Veka Chile, and the JM bus company.[1]
Political career
He became involved in politics as a social activist in Maipú, where he participated in initiatives aimed at improving connectivity between Camino a Melipilla Avenue and the western sector of the commune.[1] He later joined the Party of the People (PDG), serving as a municipal councilor in Colina.[1]
For the 2021 parliamentary elections, he ran as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in District 8, which includes the communes of Lampa, Maipú, Cerrillos, Quilicura, Tiltil, Colina, Estación Central, and Pudahuel.[1] He was elected after receiving 6,953 votes, representing 1.48% of the valid votes cast, and assumed office on 11 March 2022.[1]
In April 2024, Oyarzo announced his resignation from the PDG, expressing criticism of the party’s founder and former presidential candidate, Franco Parisi.[5]
In April 2025, he joined the Radical Party of Chile, marking a shift in his political alignment from the center-right toward the center-left.[6]
He ran for re-election in District 8 in the parliamentary elections held on 16 November 2025, representing the Radical Party of Chile as part of the Unidad por Chile coalition.[1] He was not elected, obtaining 13,261 votes, equivalent to 1.73% of the total votes cast.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Reseña Biográfica Rubén Oyarzo - BCN". Biblioteca Congreso Nacional. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Diputado Rubén Oyarzo anuncia disolución de bancada PDG y acusó a ex militantes de "dictadores"". Radio Universidad de Chile. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "'Es ilegal': Oyarzo denuncia que militantes del PDG inscribieron franja televisiva por el A favor". Radio Bío Bío. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Diputado Oyarzo (PDG): 'Mantener a Jackson por el pituto y amiguismo con el presidente tiene un costo altísimo¿". Radio Infinita. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Diputado Oyarzo renunció al PDG y emplazó a Parisi: "Es un líder que no es líder"". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Oyarzo (PR) aplaude "realismo político" de Vodanovic y lanza desafío al PS: "Es hora de unirse tras Tohá para frenar a la extrema derecha"". El Diario Santiago (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Resultados de las Elecciones Presidenciales y Parlamentarias 2025". Emol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2025.