Mario Varela Herrera

Mario Varela Herrera (12 November 1953 – 18 October 2025) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Biography He was born on 12 November 1953 in Santiago, Chile. He was the son of Bernardo Varela Saavedra and Sara Herrera Román. He married Gabriela Montero Montt and was the father of Mario, María Gabriela, María Jesús, and María de los Ángeles.

He completed his secondary education at Liceo Coeducacional de Talagante and pursued higher studies at Instituto Vicente Pérez Rosales, where he obtained the title of Plastics Technician.

Political career In December 2001 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for District No. 20 (Estación Central, Maipú, and Cerrillos) in the Metropolitan Region, representing the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) for the 2002–2006 term.

In 2005 he sought re-election for the same district but was not returned to Congress. In 2009 he ran again for the Chamber of Deputies, this time for District No. 18 in the Metropolitan Region, without success.

He was a member of the party’s board of directors, serving as Pro-Secretary under the leadership of Jacqueline van Rysselberghe.

He died on 18 October 2025.