Iván Paredes

Iván Paredes Fierro (born 4 June 1958) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Early life and family Paredes was born on 4 June 1958 in Puerto Montt, Chile. He married Emelina Romero Rivas and is the father of three children. He is the brother of Mauricio Paredes, who served as councillor of the commune of Arica (2004–2008).

He completed his secondary education at Liceo A-5 in Arica.

Political career Between 1986 and 1989, he served as president of the Socialist Youth of Arica. From 1992 to 1994, he was a councillor of the commune of Arica, and subsequently served as mayor of the same commune from December 1994 until 2000.

In the December 2001 parliamentary elections, he was elected as a deputy as an independent for District No. 1 (Arica, Camarones, General Lagos, and Putre) in the Tarapacá Region for the 2002–2006 legislative term. He obtained the highest vote share in the district with 26,886 votes (37.68%).

After the election, he joined the Socialist Party of Chile.

In 2005, he was re-elected for District No. 1 representing the Socialist Party of Chile for the 2006–2010 term, obtaining 18,958 votes (25.52%) and again securing the highest vote share in the district.

In the 2009 parliamentary elections, he was not re-elected, losing to independent candidate Orlando Vargas.

In June 2014, he was appointed Regional Coordinator of Public Security for the Arica and Parinacota Region.

In 2017, he again sought a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for the new 1st District of the Arica and Parinacota Region as an independent candidate on the La Fuerza de la Mayoría list but was not elected. Later, in the municipal elections of 15–16 May 2021, he ran for mayor of Arica but was not elected.