Nicolás Preuss

Nicolás Alberto Preuss Herrera (born 1983) is a Chilean politician, public administrator and pundit.

In the media, he is a columnist for Radio Cooperativa and participates as an occasional panelist on the political debate show program Sin filtros.

A member of the Christian Democratic Party, Preuss is a national counselor for them.

Career Nicolás Preuss completed his professional degree in Public Administration at the University of Santiago, Chile (USACH), and then continued with a master's degree in Government and Public Management at the University of Chile.

In 2012, he was elected councillor of the commune of La Reina, holding office from 6 December 2012 to 14 April 2014.

From 2014 to 2016 he held the position of Director of the National Youth Institute (INJUV), a public body dependent on the Ministry of Social Development and Family, during the second government of Michelle Bachelet. However, Preuss later rejected the 2022 constitutional proposal.

In 2023, he announced his intention to run for Metropolitan Governor of Santiago, withdrawing his candidacy in March 2024 in favor of his party colleague, Claudio Orrego.

Since April 2024 he has served as Head of the Valle Central Professional Institute.