The National Congress of Chile is the legislative branch of the Republic of Chile. According to the current Constitution, it is a bicameral organ made up of a Chamber of Deputies and a Senate. Established by law No. 18678, the city of Valparaíso is its official headquarters.
José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández served as the 10th President of Chile from September 18, 1886, to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile. While he was president, his political disagreements with the Chilean congress led to the 1891 Chilean Civil War, following which he shot and killed himself.
National Renewal is a liberal conservative political party in Chile. It is a member of Chile Vamos, a centre-right to right-wing coalition. Sebastián Piñera, the former President of Chile, was a member of the party.
Carlos Altamirano Orrego was a Chilean lawyer and socialist politician.
Pedro Opaso Letelier was a Chilean politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile is the highest authority of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. The office was established in 1811 by the First National Congress of Chile.
José Ignacio Palma Vicuña was a Chilean engineer and politician.
Arturo Carvajal Acuña was a Chilean politician. He was president of the Union of the Iris Office and Provincial Secretary of the Chile Central labor Trade union (CUT). He was an elected member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 1965 and 1973.
The Republican Party is a right-wing populist and conservative political party in Chile. Its founder and former leader is Chilean presidential candidate José Antonio Kast.
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.
Carlos Eduardo Montes Cisternas is a Chilean politician and economist, member of the Socialist Party of Chile. Since March 11, 2022, he has served as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development in the administration of President Gabriel Boric.
Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar was a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as President of the Senate of Chile. He also stood as an independent candidate in the Chilean presidential elections in 1871, 1876, 1881 and 1886.
Rojo Edwards Silva is a Chilean politician and civil engineer serving as senator for the Santiago Metropolitan Region. A member of the Christian Social Party, he previously served in the Chamber of Deputies.
Isabel Andrea Cademartori Dujisin is a German politician who was elected as Member of the Bundestag for Mannheim in the 2021 federal election.
Juan Enrique Krauss Rusque is a Chilean lawyer and politician who has served as deputy, minister and ambassador of Chile in Spain, Ecuador and Czech Republic.
Gaspar Alberto Rivas Sánchez is a Chilean lawyer and politician. Since March 2022, he has been a deputy of the Republic representing District 6 of the Valparaíso Region. He was a member of the Party of the People from 2021 to 2024.
Matías Vicente Walker Prieto is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a member of the Senate of Chile. Similarly, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
Enrique Segundo Lee Flores is a surgeon with specialization in plastic surgery and Chilean politician.
Benjamin Moreno Bascur is an agricultural engineer, rodeo rider, corralero leader and Chilean politician, member of the Republican Party. Since March 2022, he has served as a deputy of the Republic representing district No. 17 of the Maule Region, for the legislative period 2022-2026.
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