Cristóbal Martínez (politician)
Cristóbal Ignacio Martínez Ramírez (born 30 April 1984) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.
Family and early life
He was born in Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, on 30 April 1984. He is the son of Rosauro Martínez, a former deputy and former mayor of Chillán, and Patricia Ramírez Del Río.
He is married to Natalia Medina Araque and is the father of two children.
Professional career
He completed his secondary education at the Deutsche Schule Chillán, graduating in 2003. He later studied commercial engineering. He also completed specialization internships in Ireland.
Professionally, he has worked in both the public and private sectors. In addition, he carried out various work activities under the Working Holiday Visa programs in New Zealand and the United States.
Political career
He is a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI). On 6 September 2018, he was appointed governor of the Punilla Province, in the Maule Region. He held this position until 20 November 2020.
In the 2017 parliamentary elections, he ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile as an independent candidate supported by the Independent Democratic Union, within the Chile Vamos coalition, representing the newly created 19th electoral district of the Ñuble Region for the 2018–2022 legislative period. He obtained 12,830 votes, equivalent to 6.62% of the valid votes cast, but was not elected.
In 2018, he assumed the role of coordinator of the «Zona de Oportunidades Valle Itata» program of the Institute for Agricultural Development (INDAP).
In August 2021, he registered his candidacy once again for the Chamber of Deputies, this time as a member of the Independent Democratic Union, within the Chile Podemos Más coalition, representing the 19th electoral district of the Ñuble Region —comprising the communes of Bulnes, Chillán, Chillán Viejo, Cobquecura, Coelemu, Coihueco, El Carmen, Ninhue, Ñiquén, Pemuco, Pinto, Portezuelo, Quillón, Quirihue, Ránquil, San Carlos, San Fabián, San Ignacio, San Nicolás, Treguaco and Yungay— for the 2022–2026 legislative term. Running under the slogan “Strength, commitment, and youth,” he was elected with the highest vote share in the district, obtaining 29,939 votes, equivalent to 17.81% of the valid votes cast.