Sebastián Torrealba Alvarado

Sebastián Torrealba Alvarado (born 6 February 1981) is a Chilean politician.

Early life and education Torrealba was born in Santiago, Chile, on February 6, 1981. He is the son of Felipe Torrealba Del Pedregal and María Elena Alvarado Garcés, and the nephew of Raúl Torrealba, former mayor of Vitacura. He is married to Sofía Donoso Larraín and has three children: Samuel, Emilio, and Julieta.

In 1999, he completed his secondary education at Colegio Buenaventura in the commune of Vitacura. In 2000, he entered the School of Government at Universidad del Desarrollo, where he studied Political Science and Public Policy, graduating in 2006.

Between 2010 and 2012, he completed a Master of Business Administration at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Professional career Throughout his professional career, Torrealba has worked in both the public and private sectors. In 2014, he founded the private company TheStart.

In the public sector, he has served as a municipal councilor and as head of public services at the national and regional levels.

Political career Torrealba began his political activity in 2000, when he joined the National Renewal party, in which he has developed his entire political career.

In 2004, he ran for municipal office and was elected councilor for the commune of Lo Barnechea, obtaining 2,998 votes, equivalent to 12.63 percent of the total valid votes cast.

In the 2008 municipal elections, he sought re-election as councilor of Lo Barnechea, again representing National Renewal. He was re-elected with 6,214 votes, equivalent to 23.14 percent of the total, achieving the highest individual vote total in the commune.

In 2010, he joined the administration of President Sebastián Piñera as advisor to the Strategic Cabinet of the National Consumer Service (SERNAC), a position he held until 2012. In this role, he participated in the legislative process that modernized the financial consumer protection framework and addressed cases of collusion and violations of consumer rights.

In 2012, he relocated to the Los Lagos Region to serve as Regional Director of the National Training and Employment Service (SENCE), a position he held until 2014. In 2015, he became Chief of Staff to the mayor of Lo Barnechea, Felipe Guevara, serving until 2016.

In June 2015, he assumed the position of president of National Renewal in the commune of Lo Barnechea.

In August 2017, he ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies representing the 10th District of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. In the parliamentary elections held on November 19, 2017, he was elected deputy with 10,196 votes, equivalent to 2.34 percent of the validly cast ballots.

In August 2021, he registered his candidacy for re-election to the Chamber of Deputies for the same district, representing National Renewal within the Chile Podemos Más coalition. In the election held on November 21, 2021, he obtained 12,864 votes, equivalent to 2.82 percent of the valid votes, and was not re-elected.