Diego Paco
Diego Paco | |
|---|---|
 Paco in 2025 | |
| Governor of Arica and Parinacota | |
| Assumed office 6 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Romina Cifuentes González (interim) |
| Regional Councillor of Arica and Parinacota | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 23 March 2020 | |
| Constituency | Parinacota Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diego Jovany Paco Mamani 1990 |
| Party | National Renewal |
| Alma mater | Andrés Bello University |
| Occupation | Commercial engineer Politician |
Diego Jovany Paco Mamani (born 1990) is a Chilean commercial engineer and politician. Since 6 January 2025, he has served as Regional Governor of Arica and Parinacota.
Biography
Paco was born in the Arica and Parinacota Region in 1990.[1] He comes from an Aymara family and is the son of Lidia Mamani and Hugo Paco.[2]
He completed his secondary education at Colegio San Jorge and later studied Commercial engineering at Andrés Bello University between 2009 and 2014, where he served as vice-president of the student council of his program.[3]
For eleven years, he worked as owner and general manager of Distribuidora La Paloma, a company with four branches in Arica and northern Chile.[3]
Political career
A member of National Renewal (RN), Paco has acted as a representative of Indigenous peoples in the region. In the 2017 regional elections, he was elected as a regional councillor for Parinacota Province, obtaining 16.7% of the vote.[3][4][5]
In the 2021 Chilean parliamentary election, he ran as a candidate for deputy in District No. 1 but was not elected.[6]
In the 2024 Chilean regional elections, Paco was the candidate of the Chile Vamos coalition for regional governor of Arica and Parinacota. He was elected in the second round with 54.46% of the vote, defeating incumbent governor Jorge Díaz Ibarra.[7][8]
Tenure as regional governor
Since assuming office in January 2025, Paco has focused his administration on public security, regional development and infrastructure.
During the first months of his term, he oversaw the installation of the Regional Council of Arica and Parinacota for the 2025–2029 period and held coordination meetings with mayors and public services to prioritize projects funded through the National Fund for Regional Development (FNDR).[9]
In matters of security and border control, he has promoted closer coordination between the regional government and police forces, as well as investments in equipment and technology for prisons and border crossings in the region.[10]
His administration has also emphasized the defense of the regional budget, representing the regional government before central government authorities and the National Congress of Chile. In this context, Paco appeared before the Senate Finance Committee to argue for the preservation of funding levels for the region, citing its territorial conditions and strategic importance.[11]
Electoral history
| Year | Election | District | Coalition | Party | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Regional councillor election[5] | Parinacota Province | Chile Vamos | RN | 410 | 16.7 | Elected |
| 2021 | Parliamentary election (Deputy)[6] | 1st district | 6,749 | 8.39 | Not elected | ||
| 2024 | Regional governor election (First round)[7] | Arica and Parinacota Region | 43,462 | 32.55 | Runoff | ||
| Regional governor election(Second round)[8] | 73,379 | 54.46 | Elected |
References
- ↑ "Diego Jovany Paco Mamani". DecideChile. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ↑ "Diego Paco: the grandson of Don Francisco is the elected governor of Arica and Parinacota". El Morrocotudo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 Juan Pablo Sallaberry (2 December 2025). "Who is Diego Paco Mamani, the outspoken governor of Arica". Ex-Ante. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ↑ "Authority / Official: Diego Jovany Paco Mamani". InfoTransparencia.
- 1 2 "Results of the 2017 Presidential, Parliamentary and Regional Council Elections in Chile". Emol. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Results of the 2021 Presidential, Parliamentary and Regional Council Elections". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Results of the 2024 Regional and Municipal Elections". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Results of the Second Round of the 2024 Gubernatorial Elections". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Governor Diego Paco begins joint work with regional mayors". Regional Government of Arica and Parinacota. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Governor Diego Paco leads meeting on security and migration control". Regional Government of Arica and Parinacota. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Governor Diego Paco defends Arica and Parinacota's budget before the Senate". Regional Government of Arica and Parinacota (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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