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Alberto Undurraga | |
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| President of theChristian Democratic Party | |
| In office 10 November 2022 – 27 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Aldo Mardones |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Silber |
| Constituency | District 8 |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
| President | Michelle Bachelet |
| Preceded by | Loreto Silva |
| Succeeded by | Juan Andrés Fontaine |
| Mayor ofMaipú | |
| In office 6 December 2004 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Sepúlveda Hermosilla |
| Succeeded by | Christian Vittori |
| President of thePontifical Catholic University of Chile Students Federation | |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Clemente Pérez |
| Succeeded by | Fulvio Rossi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-06-17)17 June 1969 (age 56) |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
Alberto Undurraga Vicuña (born 17 June 1969) is aChileanpolitician andeconomist currently serving as the president of theChristian Democratic Party.
Undurraga was born in Santiago on 17 June 1969. He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio andPontifical Catholic University of Chile. He joined the Christian Democratic Party as a student in 1988, duringChile's transition to democracy.
In the early 1990s, Undurraga was president of the Student's Federation while studying at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In 2004, he was elected mayor ofMaipú, a city in the greater Santiago area, serving in that capacity until 2012.
In 2014, PresidentMichelle Bachelet named himMinister of Public Works, a position he served in untilSebastián Piñera took office in2018.
In2021, he was one of eight candidates elected fromDistrict 8 of the Chamber of Deputies, the only one in the district from the PDC.
In 2022, the PDC national council elected him party president.