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Manuel Monsalve

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Manuel Monsalve
Undersecretary of the Interior
In office
16 August 2023 – 17 October 2024
PresidentGabriel Boric
Preceded byGabriel de la Fuente
Succeeded byLuis Cordero Vega
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
In office
11 March 2006 – 11 March 2022
Preceded byCamilo Escalona
ConstituencyConcepción Province
Personal details
Born (1965-07-06) 6 July 1965 (age 59)
Coronel, Chile
Political partySocialist Party[1]
Parent(s)Manuel Monsalve
Graciela Benavides
Alma materUniversity of Concepción
(Lic.) (MA)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Manuel Zacarías Monsalve Benavides (b. Coronel, Chile, July 9, 1965) is a Chilean surgeon and politician. A member of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1992 to 2024, he served as its General Secretary in 2010.[2] From March 2022 to October 2024, he was Chile’s Undersecretary of the Interior under President Gabriel Boric.[3]

Monsalve began his political career as a councilor for Los Álamos (1996–2000) and later served as a Deputy in the Biobío Region from 2006 to 2022, representing Districts 48 and 21 over consecutive terms. He held leadership roles in various parliamentary commissions, including those on Health, Education, and Poverty Alleviation, and was active in special investigative committees.[4]

A medical professional, Monsalve began practicing in Los Álamos in 1992 and later directed the municipal health department. In 2000, he was appointed director of the Arauco Province Health Service by Michelle Bachelet, overseeing key health initiatives until 2005.[5]

In 2022, he became the Undersecretary of the Interior, but resigned on October 17, 2024,[6] following a public accusation of alleged sexual assault, which is currently under investigation.[7] The investigation led to additional inquiries into possible justice obstruction and intelligence law violations. On October 25, 2024, the Socialist Party expelled Monsalve due to these allegations.[8] He was arrested on the said charges on November 14, 2024.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Perfil: Manuel Monsalve, el médico PS que llega a la subsecretaría del Interior y su rol clave en la seguridad pública". Ex-Ante. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Reseñas biografícas parlamentarias; Manuel Zacarías Monsalve Benavides". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Futuro subsecretario Manuel Monsalve y ataque en Tirúa: la labor de las policías es indispensable". Radio Biobío. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Reseñas biografícas parlamentarias; Manuel Zacarías Monsalve Benavides". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ^ Juvenal Rivera (27 January 2022). "Manuel Monsalve: el perfil del (casi seguro) subsecretario del Interior". La Tribuna. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ Aranda, Alonso (17 October 2024). "Monsalve renuncia a la Subsecretaría del Interior tras denuncia de violación en su contra". La Tercera. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ^ Navarrete, José; Ayala, Leslie (17 October 2024). "Fiscalía investiga denuncia contra subsecretario Manuel Monsalve por abuso sexual". La Tercera. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Tribunal Supremo del PS decide expulsar a Manuel Monsalve: la renuncia fue considerada una agravante". biobiochile.cl. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Former top official in Chile is arrested on rape charges in a blow to President Boric". Associated Press. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
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