Ramón Barros Montero

Ramón José Barros Montero (born 5 March 1958) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Early life and education Barros was born on March 5, 1958, in Santiago, Chile. He is the son of César Barros Luthier and María Teresa Montero Schmidt.

He is married to Carmen Arteaga Echeverría and is the father of six children: José Ramón, Santiago, María Ignacia, María Isidora, Carmen, and Francisca.

Barros completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio Verbo Divino in Santiago. He later entered the Faculty of Agronomy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he obtained his degree as an agricultural engineer.

Professional career In his professional life, he dedicated himself to the independent practice of his profession as an agricultural engineer.

Political career Barros began his political activities in 1975, after being invited by Jaime Guzmán to participate in a seminar. During the 1980s, he was a member of the board of the Student Federation of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (FEUC).

In 1989, he joined the Independent Democratic Union (UDI), and later served as regional president of the party in the O'Higgins Region.

On August 17, 2016, he submitted his resignation from the UDI, later returning to the party.

In 2021, he registered his candidacy for the Senate of Chile representing the Independent Democratic Union within the Chile Podemos Más coalition for the 8th senatorial constituency of the O'Higgins Region, for the 2022–2030 term. In the parliamentary elections held on November 21, 2021, he obtained 19,739 votes, corresponding to 5.84% of the total valid votes, and was not elected.