Concepción is a city and commune in south-central Chile,and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Concepción metropolitan area,one of the three major conurbations in the country. It has a significant impact on domestic trade being part of the most heavily industrialized region in the country. It is the seat of the Concepción Province and the capital of the Bío Bío Region. It sits about 500 km south of the nation's capital,Santiago.
The Green Ecologist Party was a Chilean political party and one of South America's members of the global green movement.
Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.
Coronel is a Chilean city and commune,located in the Concepción Province of the eighth region of Biobío.
Jacqueline van Rysselberghe Herrera is a Chilean surgeon and politician. She is a member of the right-wing party Independent Democratic Union (UDI) was National Senator from 2014 to 2022.
San Pedro de la Paz is a Chilean city and commune located in the Concepción Province,Biobío Region. It has some 80,447 inhabitants according to the 2002 national census. In 2005,the Pedro Aguirre Cerda avenue,the main avenue in the city,was completed. Most of the inhabitants of this comuna commute daily to Concepción –either by car,bus or train –over the Biobío River. It is considered to be part of Greater Concepción conurbation.
Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Toluca.
The Party of the South was a Chilean regionalist political party. It existed between 1987 and 1998.
JoséAntonio Kast Rist,also known by his initials JAK,is a Chilean lawyer and politician. Kast ran for president in 2021,winning the first round and losing in the second round run-off to Gabriel Boric.
General elections were held in Chile on 21 November 2021,including presidential,parliamentary and regional elections. Voters went to the polls to elect the President of the Republic to serve a four-year term,27 of 50 members of the Senate to serve an eight-year term in the National Congress,all 155 members of the Chamber of Deputies to serve a four-year term in the National Congress,and all 302 members of the regional boards to serve a three-year term. Following an electoral reform in 2015,the Senate increased its membership from 38 to 43 in 2017 and grew to its full size of 50 seats after this election.
Mario Guillermo Desbordes Jiménez is a Chilean politician and former police officer of Carabineros de Chile. He became the Minister of Defense in July 2020.
Maya Alejandra Fernández Allende is a Chilean biologist,veterinarian and politician,a member of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS) who has been serving as Minister of National Defense of Chile since 11 March 2022. Since March 2018,she has served as a deputy of the Republic,representing the 10th district,Metropolitan Region. In her first legislative year,she presided over the Chamber of Deputies between March 2018 and March 2019.
Jaime Andrés Bellolio Avaria is a Chilean engineer and politician,militant from Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI). He served as deputy of the Republic from March 2014 to 2020. He also has served as Minister Secretary General of the Government during the second government of Sebastián Piñera (2018–2022).
María Nora Cuevas Contreras is a Chilean public relations officer and politician of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI). She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies for District 14 since August 2020. She previously served as a councilor of San Bernardo from 2000 to 2008,and its mayor from 2008 to 2020.
The Van Rysselberghe family is a Belgian family,originating in Ghent,which produced a number of artists and intellectuals. Jean-Baptist van Rysselberghe was a carpenter and entrepreneur who established himself in Ghent. He had six children,five of whom became prominent artists and scientists. The most distinguished member of the family was neo-impressionist painter Théo van Rysselberghe,Jean-Baptist's youngest son. Members of the family have included:
Enrique van Rysselberghe Varela was a Chilean architect,businessman and right-wing politician. He was deputy for his hometown between 1998 and 2002.
Enrique van Rysselberghe Martínez was a Chilean architect and politician,who was mayor of Concepción twice in the 1970s.
Max van Rysselberghe was a Belgian-born Chilean engineer and Antarctic explorer.
Enrique Segundo Lee Flores is a surgeon with specialization in plastic surgery and Chilean politician.
Francesca Elizabeth Andrea Muñoz González is a Chilean politician,English teacher,and member of the Christian Social Party (PSC). She currently serves as a deputy for the 20th district of the Biobío Region.
