Javier Muñoz Riquelme

Javier Antonio Muñoz Riquelme (born 21 December 1967) is a Chilean politician who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, representing the 17th District for the 2026–2030 term.

Muñoz has a long background in municipal politics, having served as mayor of the commune of Curicó in the Maule Region for three consecutive terms prior to his election to the national legislature.

In 2025, he ran as a candidate for deputy in the 17th District, covering communes in the Maule Region. He ran under the banner of the PDC and secured election for the 2026–2030 legislative period.

Biography He was born in Hualañé, Maule Region, on 21 November 1967. He is the son of Gerardo Muñoz and Viviana Riquelme. He is married and has three children.

He completed his primary education at the Monseñor Manuel Larraín School in Hualañé and later at the Ernesto Castro Arellano School in Curicó. He attended secondary school at the Luis Cruz Martínez High School in the latter city.

He began his professional career in the private sector, specifically in the pension industry, where he worked in several Latin American countries.

Political career He began his political career in the 1980s as a member of the Christian Democratic Youth and served as president of the youth command for the No option in the 1988 Chilean national plebiscite.

In the 2004 municipal elections, he ran for councillor of Curicó but was not elected. He ran again in 2008 and was elected councillor. In 2012, he was elected mayor of the same commune, a position he held for three consecutive terms until 2024.

On 16 November 2025, he was elected deputy for the 17th District of the Maule Region (Constitución, Curepto, Curicó, Empedrado, Hualañé, Licantén, Maule, Molina, Pelarco, Pencahue, Rauco, Río Claro, Romeral, Sagrada Familia, San Clemente, San Rafael, Talca, Teno, Vichuquén), representing the Christian Democratic Party within the Unidad por Chile coalition, for the 2026–2030 term. He obtained 34,294 votes, corresponding to 7.54% of the valid votes cast.