Rodrigo Delgado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Mocarquer.
Rodrigo Delgado
Official portrait as Minister of the Interior
Interior and Public Security Minister
In office
4 November 2020 – 11 March 2022
PresidentSebastián Piñera
Preceded byVíctor Pérez Varela
Succeeded byIzkia Siches[1]
Personal details
Born (1974-06-13) 13 June 1974 (age 50)
La Ligua, Chile
Political partyIndependent Democrat Union (UDI)
Occupationpsychologist, politician

Rodrigo Javier Delgado Mocarquer (La Ligua, June 13, 1974) is a Chilean psychologist and politician, member of the Independent Democrat Union (UDI) party. From November 4, 2020 until 11 March 2022, he served as Minister of the Interior and Public Security of Chile, under the second administration of Sebastián Piñera.

Previously, between 2008 and 2020, he was mayor of the Estación Central commune.

Biography

Personal life

Son of Jorge Delgado Toro Mazote and Eliana Mocarquer Mucarquer, he lived his childhood with his family in La Ligua, in the Valparaíso region. His mother is a descendant of Palestinian immigrants living in Chile.

Since October 19, 2014, he has been married to Nicole Nef,[2] daughter of former soccer player Adolfo Nef. The couple has 3 children; Mariano and María Gracia (twins)[3] and a third.

Studies and professional career

He attended high school at the Arab School of Santiago, and studied psychology at Andrés Bello National University, graduating as a psychologist in 1999.[4] He also has certifications in Corporate Social Responsibility from the University of Chile, and certifications in Excellence in Municipal Services and Management of Local Governments from the University for Development (UDD).

He practiced psychology at the Option Youth Center of Cerro Navia. Later he worked at the Lampa Youth Center.[5]

In 2000 he became director of Community Development of the Municipality of Estacion Central, under mayor Gustavo Hasbún, where he remained for eight years.[6][7]

Political career

He was elected mayor of Estación Central, part of Greater Santiago, in the 2008 municipal elections for the 2008–2012 period. He was reelected in the municipal elections of 2012 and 2016, serving three terms in total, for which he was unable to seek reelection for a fourth term after the entry into force of Law 21,238.[8] Since 2019 he was vice president of the Chilean Association of Municipalities (AMUCh), and in April 2020, he became president of the association, succeeding José Miguel Arellano, mayor of Padre Hurtado.[7][4]

On November 4, 2020, he resigned as mayor of Estación Central,[9] so he could become the Minister of the Interior and Public Security in the second government of President Sebastián Piñera, after the resignation of Víctor Pérez Varela from that position the day before.[10]

At the end of 2020, he was invited by the Ministry of Health (Minsal) to join the COVID-19 task force.[11]

Controversies

During his tenure, the Municipality of Estación Central granted building permits to the real estate company Placilla SpA, which were declared illegal by the Constitutional Court, since they contravene the regulations of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism that make "continuous building" impossible in an area that has no height limit.[12]

Election history

Municipal elections of 2008

  • 2008 municipal elections for mayor of Estacion Central[13]
Candidate Coalition Political party Votes % Outcome
Guillermo Flores Contreras Por un Chile Limpio ILA - Independent 6734 11.40
Nestor Santander Moreno Concertacion Democratica PDC - Christian Democratic Party (Chile) 12 343 20.90
Hugo Gutierrez Galvez Juntos Podemos Mas PC - Communist Party of Chile 18 567 31.44
Rodrigo Delgado Mocarquer Alianza por Chile UDI - Independent Democratic Union 21 404 36.25 Mayor

2012 municipal elections

  • 2012 municipal elections for mayor of Estacion Central[14]
Candidate Coalition Political party Votes % Outcome
René Osorio Serrano Regionalistas e Independientes PRI - Independent Regionalist Party 1948 4.08
Camilo Ballesteros Briones Por un Chile Justo PC - Communist Party of Chile 21 548 45.21
Rodrigo Delgado Mocarquer Coalicion UDI - Independent Democratic Union 22 170 46.51 Mayor

2016 municipal elections

  • 2016 municipal elections for mayor of Estacion Central[15]
Candidate Coalition Political party Votes % Outcome
Angelica Cid Venegas Nueva Mayoria PS - Socialist Party of Chile 12 400 39.08
Rodrigo Delgado Mocarquer Chile Vamos UDI - Independent Democratic Union 15 431 48.63 Mayor
Doris González Lemunao Pueblo Unido ILM - Independent 2605 8.21
Mauricio Santander Videla Independientes (Fuera de pacto) IND - Independent 1294 4.08

References

  1. ^ Cambero, Fabian (11 March 2022). "Explainer: Migration, inflation and mining: Chile's Boric faces full in-tray". Reuters. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ex chica "Mekano" y alcalde de Estación Central se casaron - Tecache.cl". Te Caché! - Farándula y Espectáculos desde Chile. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. ^ "Ex "Mekano": La nueva vida como madre de 3 hijos de Nicole Lef". Pagina 7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  4. ^ a b pauta. "Sicólogo, alcalde y a favor del Apruebo: así es el nuevo ministro del Interior, Rodrigo Delgado". pauta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  5. ^ "Gob.cl - Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública". Gobierno de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  6. ^ "Alcalde | Municipalidad de Estación Central" (in Spanish). 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  7. ^ a b Alejandra Jara (2020-11-04). "Un alcalde al Ministerio de Interior: la trayectoria política de Rodrigo Delgado, el nuevo jefe de gabinete de Piñera". La Tercera. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  8. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2020-10-01). "Alcalde Rodrigo Delgado: "El cargo de gobernador regional sería un lindo desafío" | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  9. ^ "Rodrigo Delgado renuncia a la alcaldía de Estación Central para asumir como ministro del Interior". 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  10. ^ Alejandra Jara y Paula Catena (2020-11-04). "Piñera opta por Rodrigo Delgado como cuarto ministro del Interior de su gobierno". La Tercera. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  11. ^ "Gob.cl - Mesa Social Covid19". Gobierno de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  12. ^ "Tribunal Constitucional declara ilegales guetos verticales de Estación Central « Diario y Radio U Chile" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  13. ^ elecciones.gov.cl Archived 2017-05-30 at the Wayback Machine Votación candidatos por comuna, Alcaldes 2008
  14. ^ &atras=false&tabIndex=0.html Votación candidatos por comuna, Alcaldes 2012
  15. ^ Servelelecciones.cl Archived 2016-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Votación candidatos por comuna, Alcaldes 2016