Andrea Macias Palma

Andrea Jacqueline Macías Palma (born 25 August 1979) is a Chilean sociologist and politician belonging to the Socialist Party of Chile (PS).

She served as Regional Governor of Aysén between 2021 and 2024, becoming the first woman to hold the office. Previously, she served as a Regional Councillor for the province of Coyhaique between 2018 and 2021.

Biography Macías spent her childhood in the Víctor Domingo Silva neighbourhood in Coyhaique. She completed her secondary education at Liceo San Felipe Benicio before studying Sociology at the University of La Frontera in Temuco.

Political career Macías has been a member of the Socialist Party of Chile since the age of 14. She was elected as a Regional Councillor for the province of Coyhaique in the 2017 Chilean regional councillor elections, obtaining 4.79% of the vote. During her final year as councillor, she chaired the Committee on Regionalisation, Territorial Integration and Environment (RIMA).

In 2021, after winning the regional primary of Unidad Constituyente, she became the coalition's candidate for the Regional Governorship of Aysén. Winning more than 48% of the vote, she was one of only three candidates in the country to be elected in the first round, alongside the winners in Valparaíso Region and Magallanes Region, defeating right-wing candidate Raúl Rudolphi (RN).

In the 2024 regional governor elections, she failed to secure re-election, losing to UDI candidate Marcelo Santana, who obtained 54% compared with her 33%. She subsequently resigned early in order to run in the 2025 Chilean parliamentary election. She was elected Member of the Chamber of Deputies for the 27th District, representing the Aysén Region.