He has served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region since 2022. Previously,he was mayor of Temuco for three consecutive terms between 2008 and 2020.[4]
Early life
Becker was born on 7 October 1960 in Temuco.[4] He is the son of María Antonieta Alvear Campos and Germán Becker Bäechler,who served as mayor of Temuco between 1963 and 1982 and as a deputy in 1973.[4] His brother,Germán Becker Alvear,was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2018 and later served as Chilean ambassador to Panama between 2018 and 2022.[4]
He married María Teresa Javiera Merino Verdugo on 21 January 1986,and they have three children:Catalina,Melissa and Miguel Ángel.[4]
Education and professional career
He completed his primary and secondary education at the German School of Temuco.[4] In 1978,he entered the Chilean Army,an institution he left in 1988 due to an injury,having reached the rank of lieutenant.[4]
After leaving the military,he worked as a businessman in the automotive,agricultural and transportation sectors.[4]
Political career
Becker began his political career with an unsuccessful run for mayor of Temuco in 2004.[4] He was subsequently elected mayor of the city for three consecutive terms,serving from 2008 to 2012,2012 to 2016,and 2016 to 2020.[4]
In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021,he was elected as a deputy as part of the Chile Podemos Más coalition,representing RN,obtaining 16,360 votes,equivalent to 6.80% of the valid votes cast.[4]
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