Valentina Cáceres

Valentina Belén Cáceres Monsalvez (born 8 June 1999) is a Chilean environmental activist, law graduate, and politician.

She served as a councilwoman in the municipality of Rancagua from 2021 to 2024 and is the deputy-elect for Chile's 15th District for the 2026–2030 legislative term.

Biography Cáceres was born and raised in Rancagua, living in neighborhoods such as Población Algarrobo, Villa Cordillera, and Población Los Alpes.

She studied at República Argentina School and the Liceo Óscar Castro Zúñiga. She graduated with a Law degree from the University of O'Higgins as part of the institution's first cohort and completed a postgraduate diploma in Municipal Public Management at the University of Santiago, Chile.

Political career Cáceres was elected councilwoman of Rancagua in 2021, winning the citywide first majority. During her tenure, she became known for her oversight of mayor Juan Ramón Godoy, participating in corruption complaints that ultimately resulted in his removal from office and subsequent pre-trial detention.

She resigned from the Rancagua council on 15 November 2024 to run for Congress.

In the 2025 parliamentary elections, she received around 26,000 votes (7.5%), securing a seat as deputy for the 15th District.