René Aedo

René Aedo Ormeño (born 4 February 1960) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

Early life and family He was born on 4 February 1960 in Treguaco, Ñuble Region, the son of René Aedo Alessandrini and Petrona Ormeño Parra.

He is married to Lucinda Benavente Espinoza, a trauma physician. He is the father of René Ignacio, Alexandra Javiera, Álvaro Nicolás, and Tomás Augusto.

Professional career He completed his schooling at Colegio Universitario (1964–1966), Escuela México (1967–1972), and Liceo Narciso Tondreau of Chillán, graduating in 1976. In 1977, he entered the School of Medicine at the University of Concepción, graduating in 1983. Between 1985 and 1987, he specialized in General Surgery at the Austral University of Chile.

In 1988, he became chief surgeon of the Emergency Unit at the Hospital of Los Ángeles. The following year, he joined the Hospital of Copiapó as a surgeon in the Emergency Surgery Unit, later serving as shift chief and head of the Emergency Unit.

By profession, he is a member of the Medical Society of Chile and of the Chilean Society of Gastroenterology.

Political career His political career began when he joined Juventud Nacionalista. He later became a member of National Renewal (Chile) (RN), serving as general counselor and regional vice president for Atacama.

In the 2004 municipal elections, he ran as a candidate for mayor of Copiapó but was not elected.

In the parliamentary elections of December 2005, he was elected deputy for the Atacama Region representing National Renewal (Chile), District No. 5 (Chañaral, Copiapó and Diego de Almagro), for the 2006–2010 legislative period, obtaining 12,432 votes (20.39% of the valid votes cast). In 2009, he ran for re-election in District No. 5 but was not re-elected.

In December 2009, he again ran as a candidate for deputy for District No. 5 but was not elected. In 2017, he ran once more for the Chamber of Deputies, this time for the new 4th District in the Atacama Region, without being elected.