Miguel Becker
Chilean politician
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Miguel Becker Alvear (born 7 October 1960) is a Chilean businessman and politician of the National Renewal (RN) party.[1][2][3]
Miguel Becker | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | José García Ruminot |
| Constituency | Araucanía Region |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 23 |
| Mayor of Temuco | |
| In office 6 December 2008 – 17 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Huenchumilla |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Salinas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1960 |
| Party | Renovación Nacional |
| Spouse | Javier Merino |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | Germán Becker Baechler María Antonieta Alvear |
| Relatives | Germán Becker Alvear (brother) |
| Alma mater | Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Military |
He has served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region since 2022. Previously, he was mayor of Temuco for three consecutive terms between 2008 and 2020.[4]
Early life
Becker was born on 7 October 1960 in Temuco.[4] He is the son of María Antonieta Alvear Campos and Germán Becker Bäechler, who served as mayor of Temuco between 1963 and 1982 and as a deputy in 1973.[4] His brother, Germán Becker Alvear, was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2018 and later served as Chilean ambassador to Panama between 2018 and 2022.[4]
He married María Teresa Javiera Merino Verdugo on 21 January 1986, and they have three children: Catalina, Melissa and Miguel Ángel.[4]
Education and professional career
He completed his primary and secondary education at the German School of Temuco.[4] In 1978, he entered the Chilean Army, an institution he left in 1988 due to an injury, having reached the rank of lieutenant.[4]
After leaving the military, he worked as a businessman in the automotive, agricultural and transportation sectors.[4]
Political career
Becker began his political career with an unsuccessful run for mayor of Temuco in 2004.[4] He was subsequently elected mayor of the city for three consecutive terms, serving from 2008 to 2012, 2012 to 2016, and 2016 to 2020.[4]
On 17 November 2020, he resigned from the mayoralty in order to run for the Chamber of Deputies representing the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region, which includes the communes of Carahue, Cholchol, Cunco, Curarrehue, Freire, Gorbea, Loncoche, Nueva Imperial, Padre Las Casas, Pitrufquén, Pucón, Saavedra, Temuco, Teodoro Schmidt, Toltén and Villarrica.[4]
In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, he was elected as a deputy as part of the Chile Podemos Más coalition, representing RN, obtaining 16,360 votes, equivalent to 6.80% of the valid votes cast.[4]