Gonzalo de la Carrera
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January 13, 1962
Republican Party
(2019−2021)
Independent (2021−2024)
National Libertarian Party (2024−)
Gonzalo de la Carrera | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 11 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gonzalo Armando de la Carrera Correa January 13, 1962 |
| Party | Evópoli (2016−2019) Republican Party (2019−2021) Independent (2021−2024) National Libertarian Party (2024−) |
| Spouse | María Angélica Bezanilla |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Gonzalo Armando de la Carrera Correa (born 13 January 1962) is a Chilean politician who was elected as deputy (member of parliament) on 21 November 2021.
A member of the National Libertarian Party founded by Johannes Kaiser.[1] He formerly was militant in the conservative Republican Party, he considers himself as liberal inside José Antonio Kast's party.[2][3] Similarly, he was a militant of Evópoli,[4] party from which he resigned in 2019.[5]
He was born in Santiago on 13 January 1962. He is the son of Jaime de la Carrera Silva, a civil engineer, and María Isabel Correa Vásquez. He comes from a conservative and Catholic background. Following the election of former President Salvador Allende, his father decided to leave Chile and relocate to the United States, where the family lived for six years.[7]
He is the father of six children. In August 2008, he lost his 16-year-old daughter, Trinidad, while she was on a school trip with Colegio Cumbres in Putre. On the day of the tragedy, he was accompanying former tennis player Fernando González at the US Open in New York.[7]
He completed part of his primary education in the United States. Back in Chile, he attended Craighouse School and Liceo 11 de Hombres de Las Condes, graduating from secondary education at Redland School in 1979. Between 1981 and 1985, he studied Commercial Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[7]
Between 1991 and 2004, he served as regional director for Latin America of the company Oriflame. He later co-founded the company Perfúmame together with his brother. Between 2009 and 2012, he worked as chief executive officer of Recrear S.A.–Bioway S.A., and between 2012 and February 2013 as corporate manager for new business at Bethia Comunicaciones S.A.[7]
From 2012 to 2015, he served as executive president of the health insurance provider Colmena and as president of Colmena Salud S.A. In 2013, he held positions as director of the Association of Health Insurance Providers and the Association of Regional Clinics, and served as a board member of Clínica San Carlos de Apoquindo until May 2014. In May 2016, he was appointed chairman of the board of La Polar S.A.[7]