Nicolas Monckeberg Díaz (born 31 July 1973) is a Chilean politician. He was born in a family of German descent. He completed his secondary education in the Tabancura College in Santiago.
Monckeberg obtained his LL.B degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Similarly, he completed a Master of Liberal Arts major at Harvard Extension School.
He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 2012 and 2013.[1]
Early life and family
He was born on 31 July 1973 in Santiago, Chile.[2] He is the son of Manuel José Mönckeberg Balmaceda and Margarita Díaz Herrera. He is the grandson of Gustavo Monckeberg Barros and cousin of Cristián Monckeberg.[2]
He is also the nephew of Gerardo Monckeberg Balmaceda, councilor of Ñuñoa (2004–2008); Jorge Monckeberg Barros, mayor of Ñuñoa (1960–1970); Alicia Monckeberg Barros, mayor of Algarrobo (1967–1992); and Cristián Monckeberg Bruner, former Deputy and Minister of Housing and Urbanism.[2]
He is married to Isabel Margarita Cruz and is the father of three daughters—Isabel, Sofía, and Angelita—and one son.[2]
Professional career
He completed his secondary education at Colegio Tabancura in Santiago.[2] He later studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Legal and Social Sciences with the thesis "Las Fuerzas Armadas en Democracia" (1997). He was admitted to the bar on 13 September 1999.[2]
He subsequently completed a Master of Liberal Arts with a concentration in Government at Harvard University.[2]
Political career
He served as president of the youth wing of National Renewal (RN).[2]
In the 1996 municipal elections, at the age of 23, he was elected councilor of the Commune of Santiago for the 1997–2000 term, serving on several occasions as acting mayor.[2]
At the beginning of Sebastián Piñera's second term, he was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, serving until 28 October 2019.[2] In January 2020 he was appointed by President Piñera as Ambassador of Chile to Argentina.[2]
References
- 1."Organización y Autoridades Parlamentarias periodo legislativo 2010–2014". Camara de Diputados de Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7][2.8][2.9][2.10][2.11]"Nicolás Monckeberg Díaz". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.