Rodrigo Mundaca
Chilean activist and agronomist, Governor of the Valparaíso Region
About Rodrigo Mundaca
Born 1961. Rodrigo Mundaca is a Chilean human rights defender, agricultural engineer, writer and politician.
Rodrigo Eduardo Alexis Mundaca Cabrera (born 13 May 1961) is a Chilean politician, agricultural engineer and environmental activist. He is the Governor of the Valparaíso Region since July 14, 2021.
Mundaca has been director and spokesperson of the environmental organization Modatima. In 2017 he and his partner Verónica Vilches claim to have received death threats for their activism against unfair water extraction by landowners.
In 2019 he won the Nuremberg International Human Rights Award.
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Chilean activist and agronomist, Governor of the Valparaíso Region
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Rodrigo Mundaca was born on 13 May 1961 in Santiago.
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Rodrigo Mundaca is a human rights defender, agricultural engineer, writer and politician.
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Rodrigo Mundaca is Chilean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rodrigo Mundaca. https://biography.guide/rodrigo-mundaca/
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