Roberto Sepúlveda

Roberto Sepúlveda Hermosilla (born 17 August 1955) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy and regional counselor.

Early life and family Sepúlveda was born on 17 August 1955. He is the son of Néstor Sepúlveda and María Hermosilla, both schoolteachers.

He is married to Cecilia Torres Hernández and is the father of two children: Cristián and Alejandra. He completed his primary education at Escuela Concentrada No. 3 in Talca and his secondary studies at Liceo No. 1 de Hombres in the same city.

He continued his education at the University of Chile, enrolling in the School of Medicine and graduating as a physician-surgeon in 1978.

After qualifying, he began practicing medicine in the communes of Estación Central and Maipú.

Political career Between 1992 and 2000, he served as a councillor of Maipú. From 2000 to 2004, he was mayor of Maipú. At the end of his term, he sought re-election but was defeated by Alberto Undurraga of the Christian Democratic Party.

In December 2005, he was elected as a deputy for District No. 20 (Cerrillos, Estación Central, and Maipú) in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

In the December 2009 parliamentary elections, he was not re-elected.