Kharla del Rocío Chávez Bajaña (born March 19, 1975) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who served as the first woman mayor of the city of Babahoyo from 2009 to 2014.

[2] Chávez began her political career ten years later when she was elected councillor of the city of Babahoyo by the Social Christian Party.

[3] After receiving an invitation to participate in the mayoral elections for Babahoyo by the pro-government movement PAIS Alliance in 2008, Chávez resigned her role as a councillor.

[4] During Chávez's time in the mayor's office, she oversaw the construction of a land terminal in the city, the Eugenio Espejo replica school and new access bridges in the Barreiro parish.

[7] In March 2015, Chávez was appointed governor of the Los Ríos Province by the president Rafael Correa.