Mario Desbordes
Mario Desbordes | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Santiago Centro | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Irací Hassler |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 20 July 2020 – 18 December 2020 | |
| President | Sebastián Piñera |
| Preceded by | Alberto Espina |
| Succeeded by | Baldo Prokurica |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 28 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Creation of the charge |
| Succeeded by | Camilo Morán |
| Constituency | District 8 |
| President of Renovación Nacional | |
| In office 10 March 2018 – 20 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Cristián Monckeberg |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Chahuán |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1968 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Renovación Nacional (2000–) |
| Alma mater | Universidad La República |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer Police officer |
Mario Guillermo Desbordes Jiménez (born 15 October 1968) is a Chilean politician and former police officer of Carabineros de Chile who is the mayor-elect of the commune of Santiago. He also was Minister of Defense (2020–2021).
Desbordes previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in Congress and was the president of National Renewal from 2018 to 2020. He also held the position of Secretary-General of his political party from 2010 to 2018 and was Undersecretary of Investigations during President Sebastián Piñera's first administration.
In July 2021, Desbordes finished last in a four-way primary for the Chile Vamos coalition, ending his bid for the presidency. Then, in 2024, he was elected as mayor of Santiago Centro.