Ruggero Cozzi

• Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B)
• University of Turin (M.L.)

Ruggero Cozzi
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office 4 July 2021 –4 July 2022
Profession	Lawyer

Ruggero Ignacio Cozzi Elzo (born 9 December 1986) is a Chilean lawyer and politician. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Cozzi was a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention during 2021–2022. His participation was marked by a firm stance in favor of institutional stability and the rule of law, often positioning himself against the more radical elements of the Convention. ^[5]

Similarly, he has been professor of Public International Law and Human Rights at the University of the Andes, Chile, ^[6] as well as a professor of International Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and a partner in a law firm. ^[7]

A member of the center-right political spectrum, he has also contributed to public policy through his role in the think tank affiliated with his party, the Instituto Libertad.

Biography

Ruggero Cozzi was born in Valparaíso in 1986. He is the son of Ruggero Cozzi Paredes, a retired officer of the Chilean Navy. His brother, Francisco, is also an officer in the Chilean Navy. He attended Capellán Pascal School and Arturo Prat Chacón School in Talcahuano, graduating in 2004.

Cozzi joined Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) School of Law, where he graduated in early 2010s. In the PUC, he was a founding member of the student movement Solidaridad (lit. Solidarity), ^[8] based in the figure of Lech Wałęsa. At the time, he expressed a socially conservative and pro-life stance, opposing the legalization of abortion in Chile. ^[9] He was sworn in as a lawyer before the Supreme Court of Justice on April 24, 2013. Then he completed a Master of Laws, University of Turin in Italy.

From 2014 to 2015, he served as executive director of the NGO Comunidad y Justicia. Starting in 2017, he worked with the law firm Baker McKenzie. Years later, he decided to leave the private sector to dedicate himself to public affairs, which materialized in his campaign to be elected to the Constitutional Convention during the country’s first, ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to draft a new constitution. ^[10]

On 4 July he was elected as constituent. ^[11] At the first session of the Constitutional Convention, a group of protesters assaulted Cozzi after he expressed opposition to granting pardons to individuals imprisoned for crimes committed during the social unrest. ^{[5] [12]}

In 2022, Cozzi was an active participant in the campaign for the winning «Reject» option against the proposed new constitution drafted by the Constitutional Convention, which was dominated by the political left. Nevertheless, his political sector supported a second constitutional process (2023), which was also rejected.

References

1. "Ruggero Cozzi, constituyente RN marca diferencias con la UDI por negativa a integrar una vocería: "Hay que estar adentro (...) hacer el esfuerzo de dialogar"". El Mostrador. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
2. "Ruggero Cozzi, convencional RN: "Hay que reconocer en justicia que hay comisiones que han trabajado muy bien"". El Mostrador. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
3. "Convencional Cozzi (RN) por caso Rojas Vade: llama a un "reproche transversal" e insta a aliados de la Lista del Pueblo a "buscar acuerdo con otros constituyentes"". El Mostrador. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
4. "Ruggero Cozzi, constituyente RN: "Va a costar llegar a consensos. No le tengamos miedo a negociar"". El Mostrador. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
5. "Convencional Cozzi tras agresión: "Sigo confiando en que el diálogo siempre le va a ganar a la violencia"". Emol. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
6. "Ruggero Cozzi Elzo – Partner & Professor, ICC Abogados". ICC Abogados. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
7. "Ruggero Cozzi Elzo – Socio y docente de Derecho Internacional Público". ICC Abogados. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
8. "Socialcristianos: los niños rebeldes de la derecha construyen poder". El Mostrador. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
9. ""La educación moral de los hijos es tarea de los padres", dice Ruggero Cozzi". ACI Prensa. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
10. "En cuatro preguntas: Ruggero Cozzi, candidato Distrito 6". El Líbero. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
11. "Golpes de manos y patadas: constituyente Ruggero Cozzi fue agredido por manifestantes fuera del exCongreso". Publimetro Chile. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
12. "Manifestantes increparon a constituyente Ruggero Cozzi". Radio Cooperativa. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

External links

• BCN Profile