Manuel Zacarías Monsalve Benavides (b.

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, July 9, 1965) is a Chilean surgeon and politician. A member of the

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(PS) from 1992 to 2024, he served as its General Secretary in 2010. From March 2022 to October 2024, he served as Chile's Undersecretary of the Interior under President

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. Monsalve began his political career as a councilor for

Los Álamos Los Álamos is a Chilean commune and city in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Los Álamos spans an area of and has 18,632 inhabitants (9,456 men and 9,176 women). ...

(1996–2000) and later served as a Deputy for the

Biobío Region The Biobío Region ( ) is one of Chile's sixteen regions (first-order administrative divisions). With a population of 1.5 million, thus being the third most populated region in Chile, it is divided into three provinces: Arauco, Biobío and C ...

from 2006 to 2022, representing Districts 48 and 21 over consecutive terms. He held leadership roles in various parliamentary committees, including those on Health, Education, and Poverty Alleviation, and was active in special investigative committees. A medical professional, Monsalve began practicing in Los Álamos in 1992 and later directed the municipal health department. In 2000, he was appointed director of the

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Health Service by

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, overseeing key health initiatives until 2005. In 2022, he became the Undersecretary of the Interior but resigned on October 17, 2024, following a public accusation of alleged sexual assault, which is currently under investigation. The investigation led to additional inquiries into possible obstruction of justice and violations of intelligence laws. On October 25, 2024, the Socialist Party expelled Monsalve due to these allegations. He was arrested on the aforementioned charges on November 14, 2024.

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