Jorge Alejandro Saffirio Espinoza (born 9 June 1593) is a Chilean politician and member of the

Chamber of Deputies of Chile The Chamber of Deputies () is the lower house of Chile's Bicameralism, bicameral National Congress of Chile, Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current Chilean Constitution of 1980, ...

Early life

Saffirio studied civil construction at the

University of La Frontera Universidad de La Frontera, or UFRO, is a public university in Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile. It is a derivative university and part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. UFRO boasts a student body with a variety of abilities and from a va ...

Political career

He started his political career as a city counselor of

Victoria, Chile Victoria is a city and commune in Malleco Province of La Araucanía Region, Chile. It is the second most populous city in the Malleco Province, and is the gateway to the area known as Araucanía Andina, with attractions such as the Tolhuaca Nat ...

and then became the mayor of Victoria. He was then elected to be the governor of

Malleco Province Malleco Province () is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2017 census is 205,124, and it covers an area of . The provincial capital is the city of Angol. Malleco Province is known ...

. He was elected to the

in the

2021 Chilean general election General elections were held in Chile on 21 November 2021, including presidential, parliamentary and regional elections. Voters went to the polls to elect a President of Chile, president to serve a four-year term, 27 of 50 members of the Senate ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saffirio, Jorge 1953 births Living people People from Temuco Governors of provinces of Chile Mayors of places in Chile Chilean municipal councillors Christian Democratic Party (Chile) politicians Democrat Party (Chile) politicians Deputies of the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile 21st-century Chilean politicians University of La Frontera alumni