Claudio Orrego

Claudio Orrego
Claudio Orrego
Intendant of Santiago Metropolitan Region
	In office; 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018
Preceded by	Juan Antonio Peribonio
Succeeded by	Karla Rubilar
Mayor of Peñalolén
	In office; 6 December 2004 – 6 December 2012
Preceded by	Carlos Alarcón Castro
Succeeded by	Carolina Leitao Álvarez-Salamanca
Minister of Housing and Urban Development of Chile
	In office; 11 March 2000 – 29 December 2000
President	Ricardo Lagos Escobar
Preceded by	Sergio Henríquez Díaz
Succeeded by	Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente
Minister of National Assets of Chile
	In office; 11 March 2000 – 29 December 2000
President	Ricardo Lagos Escobar
Preceded by	Sergio Galilea Ocón
Succeeded by	Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente
Personal details
Born	Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín; 20 December 1966 (age 55); Santiago, Chile
Political party	PDC
Spouse(s)	Francisca Morales
Children	Claudio, Daniel, Sebastián, and Benjamín
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; Harvard University;
Occupation	Lawyer and politician

Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín (born 20 December 1966) is a Chilean lawyer, Christian Democrat politician, and, since 14 July 2021, the governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Orrego is a former minister of President Ricardo Lagos Escobar, and former mayor of the commune of Peñalolén. He was a candidate for president of Chile in 2013, but lost the primary election to Michelle Bachelet, among other candidates.^[1]^[2] On 11 March 2014 he was designated intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region by President Bachelet.^[3] On 13 June 2021, he was elected governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, a newly created office.^[4]

References[]

^ El Mercurio (Santiago), 1 de julio de 2013, p.C7
^ La Tercera (Santiago), 1 de julio de 2013, p.16
^ "Conozca al Intendente" (in Spanish). Intendencia de Santiago. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^ "Orrego vence a Oliva por estrecho margen y será el gobernador de la Región Metropolitana".

External links[]

Official campaign website (in Spanish)

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[1] El Mercurio (Santiago), 1 de julio de 2013, p.C7

[2] La Tercera (Santiago), 1 de julio de 2013, p.16

[3] "Conozca al Intendente" (in Spanish). Intendencia de Santiago. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

[4] "Orrego vence a Oliva por estrecho margen y será el gobernador de la Región Metropolitana".

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Claudio Orrego


Intendant of Santiago Metropolitan Region
In office 11 March 2014 (2014-03-11) – 11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)
Preceded by	Juan Antonio Peribonio
Succeeded by	Karla Rubilar
Mayor of Peñalolén
In office 6 December 2004 (2004-12-06) – 6 December 2012 (2012-12-06)
Preceded by	Carlos Alarcón Castro
Succeeded by	Carolina Leitao Álvarez-Salamanca
Minister of Housing and Urban Development of Chile
In office 11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) – 29 December 2000 (2000-12-29)
President	Ricardo Lagos Escobar
Preceded by	Sergio Henríquez Díaz
Succeeded by	Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente
Minister of National Assets of Chile
In office 11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) – 29 December 2000 (2000-12-29)
President	Ricardo Lagos Escobar
Preceded by	Sergio Galilea Ocón
Succeeded by	Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente

Personal details
Born	Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín (1966-12-20) 20 December 1966 (age 55) Santiago, Chile
Political party	PDC
Spouse(s)	Francisca Morales
Children	Claudio, Daniel, Sebastián, and Benjamín
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Harvard University
Occupation	Lawyer and politician