Christian Matheson

Christian Matheson Villán (born 17 December 1957) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.

Family and early life He was born in Punta Arenas on 17 December 1957.

He is the son of Roderick Guillermo Matheson Rayment, a former banking executive, and Josefina Villán Muñiz, a teacher and small business owner.

He married María Alejandra Mujica del Real on 8 January 1987.

Professional life He completed his primary education at the British School and his secondary education at the Salesian San José High School in Punta Arenas.

He later studied architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, qualifying as an architect.

During his secondary school years, he briefly participated in the well-known Magellanic musical group Patagonia 4.

After completing his university studies in 1986, he returned to Punta Arenas and joined the General Directorate of Sports and Recreation (Digeder), the predecessor of the National Sports Institute (IND), working as an architect. Between 1987 and 2002, during his time in public service, he promoted several infrastructure projects, including the construction of a sports hostel adjacent to the Antonio Ríspoli Fiscal Stadium and the gymnasium in the 18 de Septiembre neighbourhood, among other works.

Following in his father's footsteps—who served as British consul in Punta Arenas and dean of the consular corps—he was appointed honorary consul of the Netherlands in the city.

Political career In public service, during the first administration of President Sebastián Piñera, he served for approximately two and a half years as Regional Ministerial Secretary (Seremi) of Housing and Urban Development for the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region.

During Piñera's second term, he held the position of Intendant of the Magallanes Region for a brief period, from 11 March 2018 to 10 July 2018.

As an independent candidate, he ran in the first popular election of regional governors in May 2021 for the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, finishing in second place with 13,118 votes, equivalent to 22.32% of the valid votes cast.

In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, he was elected deputy for the 28th electoral district of the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, comprising the communes of Antártica, Cabo de Hornos, Laguna Blanca, Natales, Porvenir, Primavera, Punta Arenas, Río Verde, San Gregorio, Timaukel and Torres del Paine. He was elected as an independent candidate on an Evópoli ticket within the Chile Podemos Más coalition, obtaining 7,220 votes, equivalent to 11.11% of the valid votes cast.

He ran for re-election in the same district in the parliamentary elections held on 16 November 2025, as an independent candidate on an Independent Democratic Union (UDI) ticket within the Chile Grande y Unido pact. He was not elected, obtaining 2,770 votes, equivalent to 2.75% of the valid votes cast.