Matías Ramírez

Matías Ramírez Pascal (born 14 November 1984) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.

Family and early life He was born on 14 November 1984 in San Bernardo, in Santiago, the son of René Ramírez Corvalán and María Luisa Pascal Blanchard.

He is single and the father of three children.

Professional life He completed his secondary education at Cambridge Academy School in Iquique, graduating in 2002. He later enrolled in the law programme at the Arturo Prat University in Iquique, where he obtained a degree in legal sciences. He was admitted to the bar on 28 June 2013.

After qualifying as a lawyer, he devoted himself to the independent practice of law and to political activity.

Political career He began his political career as a student leader and served as president of the Federation of Students of the Arturo Prat University in Iquique (FEUNAP), from which position he campaigned against the State-Guaranteed Student Loan (CAE) and the privatization of public education.

In the 2016 municipal elections, he ran as an independent candidate for the position of Municipal councilor of Iquique, on the Nueva Mayoría por Chile list. He was elected with 1,398 votes, representing 12.79% of the valid votes cast. After completing his term, he ran for mayor of the same commune as a candidate of the Communist Party of Chile, within the Chile Digno, Verde y Soberano electoral pact. In the election held on 15 and 16 May 2021, he obtained 13,529 votes, equivalent to 22.12% of the total votes cast, and was not elected.

In August 2021, he registered his candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing the Communist Party of Chile within the Apruebo Dignidad coalition, for the 2nd electoral district, comprising the communes of Alto Hospicio, Camiña, Iquique, Huara, Colchane, Pozo Almonte, and Pica, in the Tarapacá Region, for the 2022–2026 legislative term. In the elections held on 21 November, he was elected deputy with 9,897 votes, equivalent to 9.88% of the valid votes cast.

He sought re-election in the same district in the parliamentary elections held on 16 November 2025, representing the Communist Party within the Unidad por Chile pact. He was not elected, obtaining 16,096 votes, equivalent to 8.82% of the total votes cast.