José Miguel Castro
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District 2 (2022–present)
José Miguel Castro | |
|---|---|
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| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gaspar Rivas |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | District 3 (2018–2022) District 2 (2022–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1974 |
| Party | National Renewal (RN) |
| Spouse | Vania Catalina Korlaet Gómez |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Universidad Mayor University for Development (MS) |
José Miguel Castro Bascuñán (born 5 August 1974) is a Chilean politician who has served as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile since 2025. Castro was first elected to the chamber in 2017 as a member of National Renewal.
José Miguel Castro Bascuñán was born in Santiago, Chile, on 4 September 1974, to Moisés Castro Bocaz and María Josefina Bascuñán Santa Cruz. He graduated from Pontifical Minor Seminary School in Las Condes. in 1993. He attended Gabriela Mistral University to study psychology, but moved to Universidad Mayor and graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine. He graduated with a master's degree in environmental management from the University for Development in 2012.[1]
Career
On Mega Castro was the host of the television programme La Ley de la Selva. He moved to Antofagasta, in 2010, and created an environmental company.[1] Castro worked as a veterinarian.[2]
In the 2017 election Castro was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from District 3 as a member of National Renewal. He was reelected in the 2021 election from District 2.[1]
During Castro's tenure in the chamber he has served on the Public Works, Transportation and Telecommunications, Mining and Energy, International Regulations and Administration, Environment and Natural Resources, and Citizen Security committees. On 7 April 2025, Castro was elected president of the chamber, with him being the first person from the Antofagasta Region to hold it.[1]