Catalina del Real
Catalina Del Real | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026 | |
Constituency | District 11 |
Councilwoman of Vitacura | |
In office 6 December 2008 – 6 December 2012 | |
Councilwoman of Quilicura | |
In office 6 December 2004 – 6 December 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago, Chile | 7 November 1968
Political party |
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Children | Two |
Parent(s) | Juan Gabriel del Real Carmen Mihalovic |
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Economy |
María Catalina Del Real Mihalovic (born 7 November 1968) is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[1][2][3]
From 2010 to 2014, she served on the national board of the National Renewal (RN) party, serving as vice president. Nine years later, del Real left RN and joined Republican Party.[4]
Biography
[edit]She is the daughter of Juan Eugenio del Real Armas, owner of the "del Real" Notary Office, and Carmen Mihalovic Ruiz.
Catalina del Real attended secondary school at Santiago College and completed her higher education at the University of Chile, where she obtained her degree in Economy.
From April to September 2012, she worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Later, in the 2014–2017 term, del Real served as Administration and Finance Manager at her father's notary office.
Political career
[edit]Del Real began her political career as a member of the National Renewal (RN) party. She served as a councilor for the municipality of Quilicura from 2004 to 2008, and simultaneously was chief of staff of the then-mayor of Estación Central, Gustavo Hasbún. After this period, she was elected councilor for the upper class commune Vitacura during the 2008–2012 term.
From 2010 to 2014, she served as regional administrator of the Metropolitan Regional Government (GORE). In the 2012 municipal elections, she was a candidate for mayor of the commune of La Reina, but del Real lost against Christian-Democratic candidate Raúl Donckaster.
A year later, in the 2013 parliamentary elections, she ran for representative for 24th District, which encompasses the municipalities of La Reina and Peñalolén. She was not elected.
In 2017, del Real finally achieved a set in the National Congress of Chile after being elected for the then new District 11 (La Reina, Las Condes, Vitacura and Lo Barnechea). She obtained 43,499 votes.
In December 2021, she was re-elected by the same district.
References
[edit]- ^ "Diputada Catalina del Real critica insistencia del PC con nueva Constitución: "No es una prioridad para los chilenos»". G5 Noticias. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Diputada Catalina del Real solicita a Minsal incluir costoso medicamento en la Ley Ricarte Soto". Publimetro Chile. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Diputados Schubert y Del Real emplazan al canciller por masiva llegada de ciudadanos haitianos a Chile: "Es momento de priorizar la estabilidad interna y respetar nuestra política migratoria"". G5 Noticias. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Otra baja en RN: diputada Catalina del Real renuncia al partido". La Tercera. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1968 births
- Living people
- University of Chile alumni
- National Renewal (Chile) politicians
- Republican Party (Chile, 2019) politicians
- Deputies of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Deputies of the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Politicians from Santiago, Chile