Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín (born December 20, 1966) is a Chilean lawyer,

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politician, and the Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region since July 14, 2021.

Biography

Orrego is a former minister of

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Ricardo Lagos Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (; born 2 March 1938) is a Chilean lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Chilean military di ...

and the former mayor of the commune of Peñalolén. In 2013, he was a candidate for the presidency of Chile, but lost the

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Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the presidency. She was re-elected in December ...

, and other candidates. On March 11, 2014 he was appointed

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of the

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by President Bachelet. On June 13, 2021, he was elected governor of the

, in a newly created position, and was subsequently reelected in 2024.

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Official campaign website
1966 births Living people Politicians from Santiago, Chile Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians Saint George's College, Santiago alumni Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni Government ministers of Chile Intendants of Santiago Metropolitan Region Mayors of places in Chile Presidents of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Student Federation Harvard Kennedy School alumni Chilean people of Basque descent Candidates for President of Chile 20th-century Chilean lawyers Orrego Governors of the Santiago Metropolitan Region {{Chile-politician-stub