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Carlos Montes
Carlos Montes
Minister of Housing & Urbanism
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 March 2022
President	Gabriel Boric
Preceded by	Felipe Ward
President of the Senate of Chile
	In office; 11 March 2018 – 12 March 2019
Preceded by	Andrés Zaldívar
Succeeded by	Jaime Quintana
Member of the Senate of Chile
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 March 2014
Preceded by	Soledad Alvear
Constituency	8th Circunscription (Santiago Centro)
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
	In office; 11 March 1999 – 22 March 2000
Preceded by	Gutenberg Martínez
Succeeded by	Víctor Barrueto
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
	In office; 11 March 1990 – 11 March 2010
Preceded by	Creation of the District
Succeeded by	Camila Vallejo
Constituency	26th District (La Florida)
Personal details
Born	11 May 1946 (age 78); Santiago, Chile
Political party	Christian Democratic Party; Popular Unitary Action Movement; Party for Democracy; Socialist Party
Parent(s)	Carlos José Montes; María Elena Cisternas
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (BA);
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Economist
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Carlos Eduardo Montes Cisternas (born 11 May 1946) is a Chilean politician and economist, member of the Socialist Party of Chile. Since March 11, 2022, he has served as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development in the administration of President Gabriel Boric.

He was elected as a deputy for District 26, La Florida, for six consecutive terms (1990-2014) and as a senator of the Republic representing the VIII Electoral District, Santiago Oriente, for one term (2014-2022).

He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile (1999-2000) and as President of the Senate of Chile (March 11, 2018 - March 12, 2019).^[1] He was part of the founding group of the Popular Unitary Action Movement (MAPU) and the Party for Democracy (PPD).

Early life

Education

He completed his primary and secondary education at Saint George's College in the Vitacura commune, graduating in 1964. He then pursued higher education in economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. During his exile in Mexico, he continued his studies in economics.^[2]

Between 1981 and 1985, he taught economics at various universities in that country. Later, he was appointed director of the Regional Studies Center at the Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla.^[3]

Upon returning to Chile, from 1987 to 1990, he served as director of the Cordillera Municipal Studies Center.