Claudio Orrego

Claudio Orrego
Claudio Orrego
Governor of Santiago Metropolitan Region
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 July 2021
Preceded by	Office established
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
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
	In office; 11 March 2000 – 29 December 2000
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Sergio Henríquez
Succeeded by	Jaime Ravinet
Minister of National Assets
	In office; 11 March 2000 – 29 December 2000
President	Ricardo Lagos
Preceded by	Sergio Galilea
Succeeded by	Jaime Ravinet
Personal details
Born	Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín; 20 December 1966 (age 57); Santiago, Chile
Political party	Christian Democratic Party
Spouse	Francisca Morales
Children	Four
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (BA); Harvard University (MA);
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

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.

Biography

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]

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