Héctor Barría

At the age of 28, he was elected councillor of the commune of Purranque, and at the age of 36 he was elected mayor of the same commune, serving from 2016 to 2020. In the latter election, he achieved one of the highest vote shares nationally, with 83.88% of the votes cast.^[4]

In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, he was elected deputy for the 25th District of the Los Lagos Region, which includes the communes of Fresia, Frutillar, Llanquihue, Los Muermos, Osorno, Puerto Octay, Puerto Varas, Purranque, Puyehue, Río Negro, San Juan de la Costa, and San Pablo. He ran representing the Christian Democratic Party of Chile (PDC) within the New Social Pact coalition, obtaining 13,021 votes, equivalent to 9.46% of the valid votes cast.^[4]

He assumed office as deputy on 11 March 2022, representing the 25th District of the Los Lagos Region for the 2022–2026 legislative term.^[4]

During his parliamentary term, he served on the standing committees on Education; Ethics and Transparency; Water Resources and Desertification; Fisheries, Aquaculture and Maritime Interests; Health; and Sports and Recreation. He also participated in special investigative committees concerning the allocation of public funds to private entities by certain ministries, the implementation of the Public Education System, and the reconstruction process following the Valparaíso fires.^[4]

He took part in activities with eight interparliamentary groups, including the Chilean–Bulgarian and Chilean–Estonian groups. He was a member of the mixed Radical–Liberal–Christian Democratic–Amarillos caucus and served as head of the Christian Democratic and Independents committee from mid-August 2024.^[4]

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