Overview
Juan Carlos Beltrán Silva (born 19 December 1962) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Curacautín, he is the son of Elías Beltrán, a community leader and worker at the former Mosso timber factory, and Isabel Silva, a homemaker. He is one of six siblings: Andrés, Patricia, Mónica, Héctor, and Francisco. He married María Margarita Figueroa Villa on 12 April 1991. They have two children: Juan Carlos and Luis Felipe. He completed his primary education at the Parroquial and Patricio Chávez Soto schools. He completed his secondary education under the technical–professional track at Liceo Las Araucarias in the commune of Curacautín, Araucanía Region, in 1980. He earned a degree in Business Administration Engineering from the Arturo Prat University, Victoria campus.
Professional career
His early work experience began at the Municipality of Curacautín, where he worked as a participant in the Minimum Employment Program (PEM), conducting social surveys in both rural and urban areas. He later developed a municipal career, serving in various units including the Treasury, Local Police Court, and as Director of Traffic and Municipal Secretary. He also participated in Catholic Church youth groups and is currently a member of the First Fire Company and the Curacautín Aeroclub.
Political career
He served three terms as a councillor of the commune of Curacautín (2000, 2004, and 2008). His public service extended to the regional level, where he served twice as president of the Regional Council, in 2017 and 2019. Prior to his election as councillor, he worked as cashier, Head of the Department of Traffic, secretary, coordinator, and treasurer of the Municipality of Curacautín. In 2000, he also served as secretary to Senator Francisco Prat Alemparte. During his second term as councillor, he was elected director of the Regional Association of Municipalities, an organization composed of all councillors and mayors of the Araucanía Region. In addition, in 2005 he worked as a territorial adviser to Senator Alberto Espina Otero. After completing his third term as councillor, he ran for mayor in 2012 but was not elected.
In 2014, he was elected Regional Councillor for the province of Malleco, and was re-elected in 2017 with the highest vote share. Between January and November 2020, he served as acting Governor of Malleco, replacing Víctor Manoli, who was appointed Intendant of the Araucanía Region. In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, he was elected deputy for the 22nd District of the Araucanía Region, which includes the communes of Angol, Collipulli, Curacautín, Ercilla, Galvarino, Lautaro, Lonquimay, Los Sauces, Lumaco, Melipeuco, Perquenco, Purén, Renaico, Traiguén, Victoria, and Vilcún. He ran representing Renovación Nacional (RN) within the Chile Podemos Más coalition, obtaining 10,729 votes, equivalent to 9.96% of the valid votes cast.