The Regional Council of Atacama is the normative, decision-making, and oversight body of the Atacama Region within the framework of Chile’s regional administration. It ensures regional citizen participation and exercises the powers assigned to it by law.
The council is composed of 14 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's three provinces: 3 from Chañaral, 7 from Copiapó, and 4 from Huasco.Consejo RegionalServel determinó el número de Consejeros Regionales y Concejales para las elecciones de octubre de 2024 Councillors serve four-year terms and may be re-elected. Until 2021, the council elected a president from among its members by absolute majority; following a constitutional reform enacted in 2020, the presidency of the regional council is held by law by the Regional Governor.
Regional councillors 2025-2029 The Regional Council for the 2025–2029 term is composed of the following regional councilors:
Province Councilor Party Term Copiapó Patricio Alfaro Morales FREVS Since 11 March 2018 Francisco Cortéz Pallauta FREVS Since 6 January 2025 Felipe Fuentes Zumaran Ind.- PCCh Since 6 January 2025 Fernando Ghiglino Pizarro RN Since 6 January 2025 Emilio Bianchi Cañas Ind.- RN Since 6 January 2025 Hugo Bugueño Rojas Ind.- PPD Since 6 January 2025 Yerko Ravlic Elal FA Since 6 January 2025 Miguel San Martín Salgado PRCh Since 6 January 2025 Huasco Juan Santana Álvarez PS Since 11 March 2018 Igor Verdugo Herrera PS Since 11 March 2022 Jorge Torres Torres Ind.- RN Since 6 January 2025 Fabiola Pérez Tapia FREVSShe was elected in the 2017 elections as an independent on a MAS Región (MAS-R) list. Since 11 March 2018 Chañaral Manuel Reyes Cuello PCCh Since 6 January 2025 Freddy Rubina Aracena Ind.- RN Since 6 January 2025
2018–2022
Chañaral Province Mario Araya Rojas (RN), replaced by Alex Ahumada Monroy (RN) in October 2019 Héctor Antonio Volta Rojas (PRSD), replaced by Manuel Reyes Cuello (PCCh) in October 2019 Gabriel Armando Mánquez Vicencio (PCCh)
Copiapó Province Patricia González Brizuela (UDI) Fernando Alfonso Ghiglino Pizarro (RN) Sergio Bordoli Vergara (RN) Rodrigo Antonio Rojas Tapia (Independent, PCCh) Patricio Alfaro Morales (Independent, FREVS) Ruth Vega Donoso (PS) Javier Aníbal Castillo Julio (PCCh)
Huasco Province Roberto Alegría Olivares (RN) Fabiola del Carmen Pérez Tapia (Independent) Rebeca Torrejón Sierra (FREVS) Juan Horacio Santana Álvarez (Independent, PS)
References
External links Official website