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Claudio Castro

Claudio Castro was first elected as Mayor of Renca in December 2016, and was re-elected in 2021, winning 92.8% of the popular vote and earning the first national majority. He was part of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) from 2011 to 2019, and is now an independent politician. Prior to becoming the Mayor of Renca, Castro served as Social Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the NGO Techo and worked in the Ministry of Education of Chile, and founded the Office for Equity and Inclusion at the University of Chile. Claudio Castro is a civil engineer; he graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile where he chaired the Student Federation (FEUC) in 2006. He also has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the London School of Economics.

The Chile housing crisis is national, but its effects are sharpest locally in cities like Renca. With a population of more than 160,000, it has a housing deficit of 5,000 homes. Renca is revisiting its housing plan –for the people and with the people.