The Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region is the authority elected by popular vote through universal suffrage since 2021 to govern the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile.
The 2017 constitutional reform[1] established the popular election of the executive body of the regional government, creating the position of Regional governor (gobernador regional) and setting up a Delegado presidencial regional (regional presidential delegation), who represents the President of Chile in the region and oversees the regions alongside provincial presidential delegates.
[2] The first regional governor elections in Chile were held on May 15 and 16, 2021, with the elected officials assuming their duties on July 14 of the same year.
[3] Former minister and intendant Claudio Orrego won the election for the Santiago Metropolitan Region, becoming the first person to hold that position.
[4] In November 24, 2024, Orrego was relected for a second term.