Daniel Melo Contreras

Daniel Melo Contreras (born 18 February 1979) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.

Family and early life He was born in Santiago on 18 February 1979. He is the son of Sadi Melo Moya, a socialist leader who served as mayor of the commune of El Bosque between 1991 and 2021, and Ana Contreras Olivos.

He is the father of one son, Rafael Melo Sotomayor.

Professional career He completed his secondary education at Los Aromos School in the commune of Puente Alto, graduating in 1996.

He studied sociology at the ARCIS University (ARCIS). At the postgraduate level, in 2012 he obtained a master's degree in Human Settlements and Environment from the Institute of Urban and Territorial Studies of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Political career He joined the Socialist Party of Chile Youth in 1995. Within the organisation, he served as Vice President for Political Training and Education (2001–2003), Secretary General (2005), and National President between 2007 and 2010. He currently serves on the party’s Political Commission, is a member of the Central Committee, and holds one of the vice-presidencies of the Socialist Party of Chile.

In 1996, he served as president of the Federation of Secondary Students of the Cordillera Province, in the southern sector of Santiago.

He was a member of the Youth Advisory Council created during the government of President Michelle Bachelet. He also participated in the implementation process of the Chilean pension reform.

In 2009, he worked as a territorial coordinator at the Regional Secretariat of Labour and Social Welfare for the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

In the December 2009 parliamentary elections, he ran as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing the Socialist Party of Chile in the 27th electoral district, but was not elected.

In August 2021, he registered his candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies in the 13th electoral district of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. In the parliamentary elections held in November 2021, he was elected representing the Socialist Party of Chile within the New Social Pact coalition, obtaining 12,016 votes, equivalent to 5.02% of the valid votes cast.

He sought re-election in the same district in the parliamentary elections held on 16 November 2025, representing the Socialist Party within the Unity for Chile coalition. He was not re-elected, obtaining 27,854 votes, equivalent to 7.50% of the valid votes cast.