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Iván Flores García

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Position:
Senator of Chile and President of ParlAmericas

Iván Flores García is a Senator of the Republic of Chile for the 12th Constituency, Los Ríos Region (2022–2030). He currently chairs the Senate Health Committee, having previously led the Public Security and Agriculture Committees. Between 2019 and 2020, he served as President of the Chamber of Deputies, where he held office for two legislative terms (2014–2022).

With an extensive career in the public sector, he was elected City Councillor of Valdivia for two terms (2000–2007). He later served as Presidential Delegate for the creation of the Los Ríos Region and became its first Regional Intendant and head of the regional government (2007–2009).

He has held significant positions at both national and international levels, including as a consultant for integrated development projects of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Honduras (1986–1987) and for the PROMSA-IICA agreement in Argentina (1992–1994). He also served as Provincial Head of the Ministry of Planning and of the Housing and Urbanization Service in Valdivia (1994–1998), and as Governor of the province (1998–2000). From 2010 to 2013, he was Director of National and Regional Relations at the Austral University of Chile.

A veterinary surgeon graduated from the Austral University of Chile, he furthered his education with postgraduate studies in public health, animal health, rural and urban development, and public investment planning.

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