Felipe Donoso
Chilean politician
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Felipe Guillermo Donoso Castro (born 12 December 1982) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[2][3]
Felipe Donoso | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 17 |
| Provincial Governor of Talca | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 20 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Leppe |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Suárez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1982 |
| Party | Independent Democratic Union (UDI) |
| Spouse | María Coloma |
| Relatives | Juan Antonio Coloma (father-in-law)[1] Juan Antonio Coloma Álamos (brother-in-law)[1] |
| Alma mater | Gabriela Mistral University (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
He assumed office as Deputy for District 17, Maule Region on March 11, 2022 (for the period 2022-2026).
Biography
He was born in Talca on 12 December 1982. He is the son of Héctor Felipe Donoso Barros and Jimena Carola Castro Arévalo.[4]
He is married to María de los Ángeles Coloma Álamos, daughter of Senator Juan Antonio Coloma Correa and sister of Deputy Juan Antonio Coloma Álamos. He is the grandson of former deputy Guillermo Donoso Vergara and the great-grandson of former deputy Guillermo Donoso Grez.[4]
He completed his secondary education at Colegio de La Salle in Talca. He graduated in Legal and Social Sciences from Gabriela Mistral University.[4]
Between January 2008 and March 2018, he served as Financial Administrator at Agrícola Santa Teresa Limitada.[4]
Between March 2013 and January 2018, he worked as chief of staff to Senator Coloma, his father-in-law.[4]
Political career
He is a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI). Between March 2018 and November 2020, he served as Governor of Talca Province.[4]
In the parliamentary elections of 21 November 2021, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 17th District of the Maule Region—comprising the communes of Constitución, Curepto, Curicó, Empedrado, Hualañé, Licantén, Maule, Molina, Pelarco, Pencahue, Rauco, Río Claro, Romeral, Sagrada Familia, San Clemente, San Rafael, Talca, Teno, and Vichuquén. He ran representing the Independent Democratic Union within the Chile Podemos Más pact and obtained 11,767 votes, corresponding to 4.87% of the valid votes cast.[4]
He ran for re-election in the same district in the elections of 16 November 2025, representing the UDI within the Chile Grande y Unido pact. He was not elected, obtaining 21,715 votes, equivalent to 4.77% of the total votes cast.[4]