Manuel Monsalve | |
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| Undersecretary of the Interior | |
| In office 16 August 2023 – 17 October 2024 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Gabriel de la Fuente |
| Succeeded by | Luis Cordero Vega |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Camilo Escalona |
| Constituency | Concepción Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1965 Coronel, Chile |
| Political party | Socialist Party[1] |
| Parent(s) | Manuel Monsalve Graciela Benavides |
| Alma mater | University of Concepción (Lic.) (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reseñas biografícas parlamentarias; Manuel Zacarías Monsalve Benavides". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Futuro subsecretario Manuel Monsalve y ataque en Tirúa: la labor de las policías es indispensable". Radio Biobío. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Reseñas biografícas parlamentarias; Manuel Zacarías Monsalve Benavides". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Juvenal Rivera (27 January 2022). "Manuel Monsalve: el perfil del (casi seguro) subsecretario del Interior". La Tribuna. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Navarrete, José; Ayala, Leslie (17 October 2024). "Fiscalía investiga denuncia contra subsecretario Manuel Monsalve por abuso sexual". La Tercera. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Tribunal Supremo del PS decide expulsar a Manuel Monsalve: la renuncia fue considerada una agravante". biobiochile.cl. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.