Eduardo Cretton
Eduardo Andrés Cretton Rebolledo is a Chilean lawyer who served as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
A member of the Independent Democratic Union, he started his political career as a constituent in Chile’s Constitutional Convention for District 22 from 4 July 2021 to 4 July 2022.
Biography
Cretton was born on 23 November 1995 in Victoria, Araucanía Region, to Eduardo Mauricio Cretton Gay and Pilar Andrea Rebolledo Fuentes.He completed primary and secondary education at Colegio Santa Cruz in Victoria and earned a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
During his student years, he participated in initiatives such as the ‘Desafío Levantemos Chile’ social campaign.
Political career
A member of UDI and aligned with the centre-right coalition Chile Vamos, Cretton ran for the 2021 Constitutional Convention, winning 7,936 votes in District 22. Within the Convention, he served on the commissions for Participation and Indigenous Consultation; Principles, Democracy, Nationality and Citizenship; and Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Plurinationalism.Cretton co-proposed a constitutional provision condemning terrorism and ensuring reparations and protections for victims. He also voiced opposition to plurinational structures, questioning their impact on legal equality.
Following the Convention's failure, he actively campaigned for the «Reject» option in the 2022 referendum, citing concerns over plurinationalism, decentralization, and executive power.
After his term, Cretton remained active in public forums; in 2024 he participated in discussions emphasizing political communication and rural values.