// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Cristián Menchaca? A man with a lot of "men" in his name.
Cristián Menchaca | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2026 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 18th District |
| Mayor of Longaví | |
| In office 28 July 2021 – 6 November 2024 | |
| In office 6 November 1996 – 6 November 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cristián Enrique Menchaca Pinochet 13 March 1963 Linares, Chile |
| Party | Independent |
Cristián Enrique Menchaca Pinochet (born 13 March 1963) is a Chilean farmer and politician who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.[1][2] He also was mayor of Longaví.[3][4]
In January 2025, Menchaca was proposed as a candidate for deputy in the 18th District,[5] covering communes such as Cauquenes, Chanco, Colbún, Linares, Longaví, Parral, Pelluhue, Retiro, San Javier, Villa Alegre and Yerbas Buenas.[2][6]
He was elected in November 2025.[2]
Biography
[edit]He was born on 13 March 1963, in Linares.[7] He is the son of Jorge Menchaca Salgado and Rosa Pinochet Arellano.[7]
He has developed his professional career as a farmer in the Maule Region.[7]
Political career
[edit]He began his political career as a councillor of the Municipality of Longaví between 1996 and 2000, elected on a quota of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI).[7]
He later served as mayor of the same commune for four terms: 2000–2004, 2008–2012, 2016–2021, and 2021–2024. In 2013, he was elected regional councillor of the Maule Regional Government.[7]
On 16 November 2025, he was elected deputy for the 18th District of the Maule Region (Cauquenes, Chanco, Colbún, Linares, Longaví, Parral, Pelluhue, Retiro, San Javier, Villa Alegre, Yerbas Buenas), as an independent candidate on a quota of the Republican Party of Chile within the Cambio por Chile coalition. He obtained 32,102 votes, corresponding to 13.45% of the total votes cast.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cristián Menchaca Pinochet. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Cristián Menchaca diputado electo por Distrito 18: "No podemos dejar de lado los problemas locales"". Diario La Prensa. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ↑ "Alcalde Cristián Menchaca seguirá a la cabeza de la Municipalidad de Longaví hasta el 2024". Hora 7. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Alcalde de Longaví, Cristian Menchaca Pinochet, realizó un llamado a participar de las elecciones a Gobernador regional este próximo domingo". La Directa Longaviana. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Cristian Menchaca: El nombre que empieza a resonar como futuro diputado por el Maule Sur". Linares En Línea. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Cristian Menchaca: "Quiero contribuir a Chile desde la realidad del Maule Sur"". Diario El Heraldo. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cristián Menchaca Pinochet". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 17 March 2026.