Gabriel Alemparte

Biography Alemparte was born on March 12, 1981, in Santiago, Chile. He is the son of Claudia Mery Domeyko and architect José Gabriel Alemparte Rojas, through whom he is a descendant of architect Sergio Alemparte Aldunate.

He attended the Lycée Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (French Alliance) in Santiago and later the Sagrados Corazones School in Manquehue.

He studied law at Diego Portales University (UDP), qualifying as a lawyer. He later earned a master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, supported by a scholarship from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Political career In 2001, he joined the Christian Democratic Party, which he left in 2020. During the first administration of President Michelle Bachelet, he worked at the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Justice, where he served as Chief of Staff.

In April 2011, he joined the Municipality of Maipú as Legal Director and later as Municipal Administrator, appointed by then-mayor Alberto Undurraga. In December 2012, he became Director of Community Development (DIDECO) in the Municipality of Providencia.

In 2022, he acted as a spokesperson for the “Reject” option in the constitutional plebiscite held on September 4, which resulted in a 62% rejection. He later became a founding member and vice president of the Democrats party.

In 2025, Democrats complied with an order of dissolution issued by the Electoral Service of Chile after failing to reach the minimum vote threshold in parliamentary elections.

Media career

In 2021, Alemparte began appearing on television political debate programs during Chile’s constituent elections. He later became a regular panelist and constitutional analyst throughout the 2022 and 2023 processes.

From 2024 onward, his media exposure increased significantly, including public defenses of international figures such as María Corina Machado, whom he supported for a proposed Nobel Peace Prize nomination.

In 2024, he was proclaimed a pre-candidate for Governor of the Metropolitan Region by the Democrats party. He withdrew his candidacy on July 30, 2024, in favor of lawyer Francisco Orrego (RN), who was ultimately defeated in the election.