Biography
Montero Allende was born on 12 June 1983 in Santiago. [5] He is the son of Adolfo Montero Jaramillo and María Luz Allende Urrutia. [5] He is single. [5]
He completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio del Verbo Divino. [5] He studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. [5] He holds a Master’s degree in Defence and Security from the Inter-American Defense College –United States– and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Autonomous University of Barcelona at Spain. [5]
He volunteered with Techo para Chile, contributing both in Chile and other Latin American countries to the strengthening of community organization. [5] Following the reconstruction process after the 2010 earthquake, he lived in Brazil for two years, where he led Techo’s team in São Paulo. [5]
Political career
Montero Allende is a member of the PS. [5] During the second administration of President Michelle Bachelet, he served as chief of staff to the Ministers of National Defense (2014–2015) and Interior and Public Security (2015–2017). [5]
In the same administration, he acted as national coordinator of the participatory stage of the constituent process. [5] He later served as executive secretary of the Senate Commission on Carabineros Reform and as a member of the Permanent Forum on Foreign Policy. [5]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, he ran as a candidate for the 18th electoral district of the Maule Region as part of the Lista del Apruebo electoral pact, receiving 6,128 votes (5.5% of the validly cast votes). [5]
After completing his work in the Constitutional Convention, on 8 September 2022 he assumed the position of chief of staff to the Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá. [5] On 16 August 2023, President Gabriel Boric appointed him Undersecretary of Defense. [5]
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