Claudio Orrego | |
Birth Name: | Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín |
Birth Date: | 20 December 1966 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Office: | Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
Predecessor: | Office established |
Office1: | Intendant of Santiago Metropolitan Region |
Predecessor1: | Juan Antonio Peribonio |
Successor1: | Karla Rubilar |
Office2: | Mayor of Peñalolén |
Predecessor2: | Carlos Alarcón Castro |
Successor2: | Carolina Leitao |
Office3: | Minister of Housing and Urban Development |
Predecessor3: | Sergio Henríquez |
Successor3: | Jaime Ravinet |
President3: | Ricardo Lagos |
Office4: | Minister of National Assets |
Predecessor4: | Sergio Galilea |
Successor4: | Jaime Ravinet |
President4: | Ricardo Lagos |
Spouse: | Francisca Morales |
Children: | Four |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | Christian Democratic Party |
Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín (born December 20, 1966) is a Chilean lawyer, Christian Democrat politician, and the Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region since July 14, 2021.
Orrego is a former minister of President Ricardo Lagos and the former mayor of the commune of Peñalolén. In 2013, he was a candidate for the presidency of Chile, but lost the primary election to Michelle Bachelet, and other candidates.[1] [2] On March 11, 2014 he was appointed intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region by President Bachelet.[3]
On June 13, 2021, he was elected governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, in a newly created position,[4] and was subsequently reelected in 2024.