Flor Contreras
Chilean politician
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Flor Contreras Vivallo (born 30 May 1970) is a Chilean politician affiliated with the Partido de la Gente (PDG). She serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, representing the 23rd District for the 2026–2030 legislative term.[1][2]
Flor Contreras | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 23rd District |
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| Born | 30 May 1970 |
| Party | Party of the People (PDG) |
| Alma mater | Arturo Prat University |
Contreras has been active in community-oriented initiatives within the southern sector of the Araucanía Region. Prior to her election to Congress, she engaged in local organizational work and citizen participation programs in the communes that make up the 23rd District.[3][4]
Biography
She was born in Temuco on 30 May 1970. Her parents are Francisco Contreras Farfán, a circus worker, and Isela del Carmen Vivallo Oñate.[5] She is the mother of four children.[5]
Due to her father's occupation, she lived from an early age in different regions of Chile and in several South American countries, including Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador.[5]
She graduated as a business administration engineer from the Universidad Arturo Prat.[5]
She has worked at Fundación Tierra de Esperanza since March 2009, and previously at World Vision Chile between 1999 and 2007. Her work in these organizations allowed her to interact directly with vulnerable families, at-risk children, and people deprived of liberty.[5]
Political career
She joined the Party of the People (PDG) in 2021 and contributed to the party’s registration in the La Araucanía Region.[5]
She has participated in two elections without being elected. The first was for the Constitutional Council in 2023, representing the PDG in the La Araucanía Region, where she obtained 5,815 votes (1.09%). The second was in 2024, when she ran for Regional Councillor of La Araucanía (Cautín I), also supported by the PDG, obtaining 2,178 votes (1.11%).[5]
She ran as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies for the 23rd District of the La Araucanía Region in the elections of November 16, 2025, representing the PDG within the coalition of the same name. She was elected with 10,759 votes, equivalent to 2.51% of the total.[5]