Boris Barrera Moreno

Boris Anthony Barrera Moreno (born 3 May 1970) is a Chilean politician who is a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.

Early life and education He was born in Santiago de Chile on 3 May 1970. He is the son of trade unionist Dolores Iginio Barrera Arriaza and social leader Aída de Lourdes Moreno Reyes, and the second of five siblings. He is married to Wilma Tatiana Soto López and has three children.

He studied at the E Nº 340 Basic School in the Huamachuco II neighborhood of the commune of Renca, now known as the General Alejandro Gorostiaga School, and at the Benjamín Dávila Larraín Industrial High School, from which he graduated in 1987 as an Electronics Technician. He later entered university to study Industrial Engineering (execution level).

Throughout his working life, he has held various jobs, including construction work and other sporadic occupations. In his professional career, he has mainly worked in the manufacturing industry and as a microentrepreneur. In addition, he is a popular musician and songwriter.

Political career At the age of 13, he began his political involvement as a member of the Communist Youth of Chile and later joined the Communist Party of Chile.

The trade union and social activism of his parents allowed him to engage in social participation activities from an early age. At the age of 22, he took part in efforts to form trade unions in various sectors.

During the period of the military dictatorship, he actively participated in the Christian Communities of Renca. He was a neighborhood leader and a member of the Housing Applicants Committee that led to the creation of the Santa Eliana neighborhood in Renca. He is also a founding member and long-standing participant of the Cultural and Educational Center “La Nueva Escuela” in the commune of Renca.

In 2017, his party asked him to run as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 9th District, which includes the communes of Conchalí, Renca, Huechuraba, Cerro Navia, Quinta Normal, Lo Prado, Recoleta and Independencia in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. He accepted the challenge under the campaign slogan “Boris Barrera, one of us.”

In the parliamentary elections held on 19 November 2017, he was elected deputy with 4,352 votes, equivalent to 1.29% of the total votes cast.

In August 2021, he ran for re-election in the 9th District for the 2022–2026 term. In November of that year, he was re-elected representing the Communist Party of Chile within the Apruebo Dignidad coalition, obtaining 7,797 votes, corresponding to 2.34% of the valid votes cast.