Bernardo Salinas

Bernardo Salinas
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
11 March 2026
Constituency5th District
Personal details
BornBernardo Salinas Maya
NationalityChilean
OccupationPolitician

Bernardo Salinas Maya is a Chilean public administrator and politician.

He was elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 5th District (Region of Coquimbo) in the 2025 parliamentary elections, running as an independent within the Unidad para Chile coalition.[1][2]

Biography

Salinas has served in multiple regional public roles in the Coquimbo Region. In 2015 he was appointed as Regional Ministerial Secretary (Seremi) of Government, where he defined communication and territorial coordination priorities for the regional administration.[3]

Later he served as Regional Coordinator for the Subsecretariat for Regional and Administrative Development (SUBDERE) in Coquimbo, overseeing local investment and municipal strengthening programs.[4]

Political career

Salinas ran as an independent candidate backed by the Unidad para Chile coalition in the 2025 parliamentary elections.

He was elected deputy for the 5th District, securing representation for the provinces of Elqui, Limarí and Choapa.[2]

His campaign emphasized regional development, decentralization, local investment management and strengthening municipal capacities—areas aligned with his prior work in regional government.

References

  1. ^ "Región de Coquimbo: Lista de candidatos a diputado para las elecciones 2025". Diario El Día. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  2. ^ a b "Los diputados electos en la Región de Coquimbo". SOY Chile. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  3. ^ "Nuevo Seremi de Gobierno define líneas de trabajo". Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  4. ^ "Bernardo Salinas asume como encargado regional de SUBDERE". David Noticias. Retrieved 2025-11-18.