Jorge Durán Espinoza

Jorge Andrés Durán Espinoza (born 17 December 1980) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.

Biography He was born in Santiago, on 17 December 1980. He is the son of Nolberto Durán Fabres and Alicia Espinoza Godoy.

In 2002, he completed his secondary education at Liceo José Victorino Lastarria in Santiago, Metropolitan Region.

He holds a law degree (Licentiate in Legal Sciences) from Universidad Finis Terrae. He also earned two postgraduate diplomas: one in Business Administration and another in Managerial Guidelines, both from the University of Santiago, Chile.

Political career He is a member of National Renewal.

In 2008, he was elected as a municipal councillor of Cerro Navia as an independent candidate, obtaining 1,305 votes, equivalent to 2.55% of the total votes cast.

In the 2012 municipal elections, he ran for re-election as councillor representing National Renewal. He obtained 3,695 votes, corresponding to 24.99% of the total votes, and was elected with the third-highest vote count in the commune.

In the municipal elections of 23 October 2016, he ran as National Renewal’s candidate for mayor of Quinta Normal. He obtained 6,107 votes, equivalent to 26.02% of the total votes cast, but was not elected.

In 2017, he became a member of the General Council of National Renewal. That same year, he worked on the presidential primary campaign of Senator Manuel José Ossandón.

In August 2017, he ran as National Renewal’s candidate for the Chamber of Deputies of Chile in the 9th District, which includes the communes of Conchalí, Renca, Huechuraba, Cerro Navia, Quinta Normal, Lo Prado, Recoleta, and Independencia, in the Metropolitan Region. In November, he was elected within the Chile Vamos coalition, obtaining 19,421 votes, equivalent to 5.77% of the total votes cast.

In August 2021, he ran for re-election in the same district. In November, he was elected representing National Renewal within the Chile Podemos Más coalition, obtaining 21,872 votes, corresponding to 6.55% of the valid votes cast.