Sergio Aguiló

Segio Patricio Aguiló Melo (born 9 February 1953) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.

His political career began in 1972 when he joined the Christian Left (Izquierda Cristiana). Following the 1973 coup d'état, he took part in the clandestine reconstruction of the party. In 1976, he became a member of its Central Committee and Political Commission. Aguiló continued as an independent before joining the Broad Movement of the Left (MAIZ). Following its 2012 merger with the Christian Left, he became a member of the Citizen Left. On 4 April 2017, he resigned from Citizen Left and resumed his status as an independent.

Biography Aguiló was born in Santiago on 9 February 1953. He is the son of Sergio Aguiló Vargas and Sonia Melo. He is married to Chilean former minister, Nivia Palma, and is the father of three children.

He completed his primary education at the Instituto O’Higgins of Rancagua and at School No. 1 of Rengo. He completed his secondary education at the Liceo de Rengo and at the Instituto Luis Campino. After finishing school, he entered the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of the University of Chile, where he graduated as a commercial engineer. He later completed postgraduate studies in Economics at the University of Campinas, Brazil.

In 1980, he devoted himself to teaching and served as Professor of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at the ESANE and ITESA Higher Education Institutes. This work was interrupted the following year when he was detained and held for ten days. From 1984 onward, he advised trade union organizations as a staff professional at the Centre for Labour Studies (CETRA) and at the Labour Advisory Centre (CEAL).

Political career In 1984, he joined the National Directorate of the Socialist Bloc, and in 1985 he participated in the National Accord representing the Christian Left. In 1988, he was elected Vice President of the United Left, and in 1989 he was an active leader of the Broad Party of the Socialist Left (PAIS).

In December 1990, he joined the Socialist Party (PS). That same year, and until 1992, he chaired the party’s Regionalization Commission.

In the regional elections held on 26 and 27 October 2024, he was elected Regional Councillor for the Maule Region (Talca constituency), obtaining 3.04% of the valid votes cast. In 2025, it was reported that Aguiló returned to the PS.