Claudio Castro

Mayor - Renca, Chile

Claudio Castro is a Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has a master’s degree in public administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

He was elected mayor of Renca in 2016 and re-elected in 2021. with the first national majority. He is also the Chair of the Municipal Management and Modernization Commission of the Chilean Association of Municipalities and advisor to the Permanent Advisory Council for State Modernization. Since 2022, he is part

of the Steering Committee of the OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth initiative.

Previously, he worked as Social Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the NGO Techo, and in the Ministry of Education of Chile.