Mario Desbordes

Mario Guillermo Desbordes Jiménez (born 15 October 1968) is a Chilean politician and former police officer of Carabineros de Chile who is the mayor-elect of the commune of Santiago.

In 2010, Desbordes became RN's General Secretary after a caretaker period of Cecilia Pérez,[4] who replaced him until he finished his services as Undersecretary of Invesgation[4] on 23 November.

On 9 January 2020, he participated on a seminar about characteristics and the future of the Chilean right-wing alongside Jacqueline van Rysselberghe and Hernán Larraín Matte.

[5] On 12 March 2020, it was reported by Interferencia newspaper that Desbordes received threats from libertarian[6] far-right leader Sebastián Izquierdo, who called him as a «coward rightist».

[10][11][12][13] On 18 July, he was defeated[14] after finishing in the last place (fourth) behind Ignacio Briones (Evópoli), Joaquín Lavín (UDI) and Sebastián Sichel (Independent).

Mario Desbordes signs in front of President Sebastián Piñera the decree which names him Minister of Defense of Chile in July 2020.