Mauricio Soria Macchiavello

Mauricio Soria Macchiavello (born 23 January 1970) is a Chilean entrepreneur and politician who serves as mayor of Iquique. He is also was a former footballer of Deportes Iquique.

During his tenure, he has promoted a range of urban and social initiatives. He was the only Chilean mayor present at the Belt and Road Forum in China, representing Chilean port cities at the event.

He was also elected president of the Association of Municipalities of Port Cities and Coastal Border, from where he has promoted local port development policies.

Biography He began his public service career as a city councilor of Iquique in 2012. In 2016, he was first elected mayor of Iquique, a position to which he was reelected in 2021 with 46.34% of the vote, and again in 2024 with 39.43%, securing a third term through 2028.

Among his proposals is the creation of a Municipal Association for Citizen Security between Iquique and Alto Hospicio, aimed at coordinating crime prevention and local surveillance resources. He also led the restoration of the Municipal Theater of Iquique, with its reopening scheduled after structural improvements.

In the area of housing, he promoted the creation of a municipal housing office focused on cooperativism, self-construction, and social housing projects. In the education sector, he has supported the inclusion of a regional history course in municipal schools and the expansion of physical education hours, in response to national curriculum adjustments.

On environmental matters, his administration has sought to achieve Phase III of the Municipal Environmental Certification System (SCAM), which strengthens public participation and civic consultation mechanisms. Among the projects he has led are the construction of a joint sanitary landfill, the establishment of educational recycling points, the planting of green areas with native species, and management plans for urban wetlands such as Playa Blanca and Cerro Dragón.