Alejandro Kohler Vargas

Alejandro Köhler Vargas (born 16 October 1955) is a Chile politician who served in the Constitutional Council.

He completed his secondary education at the Liceo Industrial de Valdivia, graduating in 1973 with a technical secondary degree in electricity. He is the son of Alejandro Arturo Köhler Lagarde, a member of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS), and María Nery Vargas Dávila.

Political career An independent politician and former member of the PS, Köhler served as mayor of the commune of Panguipulli for two consecutive terms (2000–2004 and 2004–2008). During his tenure as mayor, he also served as president of the Association of Municipalities of the former Valdivia Province.

As president of the Association, he played a leading role in the movement advocating for the creation of the Los Ríos Region. He is considered one of the founders of that region. He later served as a municipal councillor for the commune of Panguipulli for the 2020–2024 term but resigned from the position to run for the Constitutional Council.

In the elections held on 7 May 2023, Köhler ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Council representing the 12th electoral district of the Los Ríos Region, as an independent candidate on the list of the Socialist Party of Chile within the Unidad para Chile electoral pact. According to the Electoral Qualification Court (TRICEL), he was elected with 14,704 votes.