Cristian Neira

Cristián Andrés Neira Martínez (born 3 May 1982) is a Chilean journalist and politician affiliated with the Partido Republicano. He serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, representing the 23rd District for the 2026–2030 legislative term.

He graduated in journalism and worked in media and university teaching in the Araucanía region. He later moved into public service, serving as regional councillor (CORE) for La Araucanía and as a parliamentary advisor.

Biography He was born in Temuco on May 3, 1982. His parents are Luis Neira Acevedo and María Martínez Molina.

By profession, he is a journalist, having graduated from Universidad Mayor. He also holds a Master's degree in Government Management and a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, with advanced studies in Political Science.

He has worked in various media outlets, including Diario Austral de La Araucanía (2007), Canal 2 of the Universidad Autónoma de Chile (2008–2009), Canal 13 (2011), and Radio Araucana and Frontera (2014–2017), where he served as a panelist on the program Controversia.

In addition, he worked as a communications assistant at Universidad Gabriela Mistral (2002–2004), content manager at laborum.com (2012), operations manager at the consulting firm Buona Vita SpA (2018–2019), and executive director of K Producciones (2016–2019).

Since the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, he has worked as a lecturer in the Public Relations and Strategic Communication program at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Universidad Autónoma de Chile.

Political career He served as a political advisor and journalist to former senator and current Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency, José García Ruminot, between August 2012 and March 2016.

He has held several public positions, including program coordinator at the Cautín provincial government (May 2016 to December 2017), and head of media and communications at the regional government of La Araucanía (July 2019 to December 2020).

In the municipal elections held on May 15 and 16, 2021, he ran for city councilor in Temuco, but was not elected, obtaining 2,336 votes (2.92%).

Later, in November 2021, he was elected Regional Councillor of La Araucanía (Cautín I), representing the Republican Party, with 5,464 votes (4.24%).

He ran as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies for the 23rd District of La Araucanía Region in the elections of November 16, 2025, representing the Republican Party within the Cambio por Chile coalition. He was elected with 14,010 votes, equivalent to 3.27% of the total.