Mauricio Ojeda

Mauricio Antonio Ojeda Rebolledo (born 19 January 1982) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.

Biography He was born in Temuco on 19 January 1982, where he currently resides. His parents are merchant Antonio Segundo Ojeda Arévalo and teacher Guillermina Alicia Rebolledo Ubilla.

He completed his primary education at Escuela N°256 de Radal and his secondary education at the Liceo Juan Bosco de Cunco and the Liceo Juan Schleyer de Freire.

He graduated as a journalist from the Universidad Mayor (Temuco campus). From the beginning of his higher education, he developed a professional career in regional media, working at six radio stations in the Araucanía Region, two regional cable television channels, as well as spending three years at Mega and five years at Televisión Nacional de Chile.

Political career After his work in the media, he entered public service, working for two years as Head of Communications and Public Relations of the Municipality of Temuco.

Within his political trajectory, he served as Regional Ministerial Secretary of Government of the Araucanía Region between 5 April 2012 and 1 July 2013. He also served as Director of Community Development in the communes of Lonquimay and Villarrica, and as Provincial Governor of Cautín Province between 11 March 2018 and 24 October 2019.

In 2019, he was proposed by Evópoli as a pre-candidate for Regional Governor of the Araucanía Region; however, the candidacy did not materialize.

In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, he was elected Deputy for the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region—comprising the communes of Carahue, Cholchol, Cunco, Curarrehue, Freire, Gorbea, Loncoche, Nueva Imperial, Padre Las Casas, Pitrufquén, Pucón, Saavedra, Temuco, Teodoro Schmidt, Toltén, and Villarrica—as an independent candidate within the Social Christian Front electoral pact, supported by the Republican Party of Chile. He obtained 14,901 votes, equivalent to 6.19% of the valid votes cast.