The Regional Council of the Antofagasta Region (Spanish: Consejo Regional de la Región de Antofagasta), commonly known as CORE Antofagasta, is the regional council of the Antofagasta Region in Chile. It serves as the normative, decision-making, and oversight body within the scope of the Regional Government of Antofagasta and is responsible for ensuring citizen participation at the regional level and exercising the powers conferred upon it by the relevant organic constitutional law. Its headquarters are located in the city of Antofagasta.
The council is composed of 16 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's three provinces: 8 from Antofagasta Province, 5 from El Loa Province, and 3 from Tocopilla Province. Councillors serve four-year terms and may be re-elected for a maximum of two additional terms. 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.
Current Regional Council The Regional Council for the 2025–2029 term is composed of:
Province Councillor Party Term Antofagasta Alejandro Cifuentes Mancilla Republican Party Since 6 January 2025 Duzanka Flores Rojas Social Christian Party Since 6 January 2025 Andrea Merino Díaz Socialist Party Since 6 January 2025 Paula Celis Sierralta Party of the People Since 11 March 2022 Gonzalo Santolaya Goicovic Independent Democratic Union Since 6 January 2025 Paula Orellana Uribe Broad Front Since 11 March 2022 Yasna Meneses González Republican Party Since 6 January 2025 Víctor Guzmán Rojas Communist Party Since 11 March 2022 El Loa Sandra Berna Martínez Christian Democratic Party Since 11 March 2018 Emilio Mavrakis Assad Republican Party Since 6 January 2025 Jorge Berna Mendoza Party of the People Since 6 January 2025 Dinka López Durán FRVS Since 6 January 2025 Luis Payero Cruz Socialist Party Since 6 January 2025 Tocopilla Humberto Fuentes Lagos Independent – FRVS Since 6 January 2025 Gustavo Carrasco Ortiz Party for Democracy Since 11 March 2022 Patricio Tapia Julio Christian Democratic Party Since 11 January 2025
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