Catalina del Real

María Catalina Del Real Mihalovic is a Chilean politician who currently serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
From 2010 to 2014, she served on the national board of the National Renewal party, serving as vice president. Nine years later, del Real left RN and joined Republican Party.

Biography

She is the daughter of Juan Eugenio del Real Armas, owner of the "del Real" Notary Office, and Carmen Mihalovic Ruiz.
Catalina del Real attended secondary school at Santiago College and completed her higher education at the University of Chile, where she obtained her degree in Economy.
From April to September 2012, she worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme. Later, in the 2014–2017 term, del Real served as Administration and Finance Manager at her father's notary office.

Political career

Del Real began her political career as a member of the National Renewal party. She served as a councilor for the municipality of Quilicura from 2004 to 2008, and simultaneously was chief of staff of the then-mayor of Estación Central, Gustavo Hasbún. After this period, she was elected councilor for the upper class commune Vitacura during the 2008–2012 term.
From 2010 to 2014, she served as regional administrator of the Metropolitan Regional Government. In the 2012 municipal elections, she was a candidate for mayor of the commune of La Reina, but del Real lost against Christian-Democratic candidate Raúl Donckaster.
A year later, in the 2013 parliamentary elections, she ran for representative for 24th District, which encompasses the municipalities of La Reina and Peñalolén. She was not elected.
In 2017, del Real finally achieved a set in the National Congress of Chile after being elected for the then new District 11. She obtained 43,499 votes.
In December 2021, she was re-elected by the same district.