The Regional Council of the Coquimbo Region (Spanish: Consejo Regional de la Región de Coquimbo), commonly known as CORE Coquimbo, is the regional council of the Coquimbo Region in Chile. It serves as the normative, decision-making, and oversight body within the scope of the Regional Government of Coquimbo 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 La Serena.
The council is composed of 16 councillors elected by direct universal suffrage from the region's three provinces: 8 from Elqui Province, 4 from Limarí Province, and 4 from Choapa 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 Elqui Valeria Chacana Alarcón Communist Party Since 6 January 2025 Paola Cortés Vega Independent Democratic Union Since 11 March 2018 Lombardo Toloza Escorza Christian Democratic Party Since 11 March 2018 Francisco Corral Macías Republican Party Since 6 January 2025 María Concha Wagenknecht National Renewal Since 11 March 2014 Belén Auger Julien Republican Party Since 6 January 2025 Pedro Valencia Cortés Socialist Party Since 11 March 2022 Ximena Ampuero García Broad Front Since 11 March 2018 Limarí Max Aguirre Rojas National Renewal Since 6 January 2025 Carlos Romo García Socialist Party Since 6 January 2025 Bernardo Chávez Araya Republican Party Since 6 January 2025 Tatiana Cortés Segovia Communist Party Since 11 March 2022 Choapa Eduardo Ibacache Olivares Christian Democratic Party Since 11 March 2022 Juan Hisi Espinoza Independent – Christian Democratic Party Since 6 January 2025 Ángel González Aguilera Independent – National Renewal Since 11 March 2022 Juan Barraza Astorga Party for Democracy Since 11 March 2022
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