{{Short description|Chilean politician (born 1963)}} {{Family name hatnote|Mulet|Martínez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jaime Mulet | image = 180px | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|8|3}} | birth_place = Vallenar, Chile | office = Member of the Chamber of Deputies | constituency = District 4 | term_start = 11 March 2018 | term_end = | predecessor = Creation of the charge | successor = | constituency1 = 6th District | term_start1 = 11 March 1998 | term_end1 = 11 March 2010 | predecessor1 = Armando Arancibia | successor1 = Giovanni Calderón Bassi | office2 = President of the Social Green Regionalist Federation | term_start2 = 24 January 2017 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = Creation of the charge | successor2 = | office3 = President of the Regional and Popular Front | term_start3 = 24 November 2015 | term_end3 = 25 April 2017 | predecessor3 = Creation of the charge | successor3 = Dissolution of the charge | office4 = President of the Independent Regionalist Party | term_start4 = 2008 | term_end4 = 2009 | predecessor4 = Juan Carlos Moraga | successor4 = Adolfo Zaldívar | office5 = Regional Ministerial Secretary | term_start5 = 11 March 1990 | term_end5 = 11 March 1992 | party = Christian Democracy (1980–2008)<br/>Independent Regionalist Party (2008–2010)<br/>Regional and Popular Front (2015–2017)<br/>Social Green Regionalist Federation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/lodijeronencnn/jaime-mulet-relaciones-pc-respeto_20210621/|title=Jaime Mulet (FRVS) tras congelar relaciones con el PC: "A nosotros no nos faltan el respeto"|publisher=CNN Chile|date=21 June 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref> (2017–present) | alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (LL.B)|Alberto Hurtado University (M.D.)}} | occupation = Politician | profession = Lawyer | parents = Juan Gaspar Mulet<br/>Carlota Martínez Franco | spouse = Flavia Torrealba | children = Five | relatives = | footnotes = }} '''Jaime Francisco Mulet Martínez''' (born 3 August 1963) is a Chilean politician and lawyer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/dia/2021/11/16/aplazan-a-febrero-del-2022-formalizacion-de-diputado-jaime-mulet-frvs-es-acusado-de-cohecho-pasivo-por-la-fiscalia/|title=Aplazan a febrero del 2022 formalización de diputado Jaime Mulet (FRVS): es acusado de cohecho pasivo por la Fiscalía|publisher=El Mostrador|date=16 November 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/lodijeronencnn/diputado-mulet-frvs-sobre-rechazo-de-candidaturas-esperamos-que-lo-corrijan-o-iremos-al-tribunal-electoral_20210903/|title=Diputado Mulet (FRVS) sobre rechazo de candidaturas: "Esperamos que lo corrijan o iremos al Tribunal Electoral"|publisher=CNN Chile|date=3 September 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021}}</ref> He has served multiple terms as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and is currently the president of the political party Federación Regionalista Verde Social (FRVS).<ref name="BCN">{{cite web |url=https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Jaime_Mulet_Mart%C3%ADnez |title=Jaime Mulet Martínez – Reseña biográfica parlamentaria |website=Library of the National Congress of Chile |language=en |date= |access-date=2025-12-31}}</ref> Throughout his career, Mulet has been associated with various political movements, starting with the Christian Democratic Party and later aligning with regionalist and environmental platforms.<ref name="BCN"/>

Mulet studied law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and initially worked as a lawyer, particularly in matters related to mining and regional development.<ref name="BCN"/> He was first elected to Congress in 1998, representing the Atacama Region, and was re-elected in 2002 and 2006.<ref name="BCN"/> Over time, he distanced himself from the Christian Democratic Party due to disagreements over political direction and alliances, and eventually founded FRVS in 2015.<ref name="BCN"/>

In 2025, Mulet participated as a presidential pre-candidate in the primary elections of the Apruebo Dignidad coalition.<ref name="El País">{{cite web |url=https://elpais.com/chile/2025-06-28/jaime-mulet-el-regionalista-que-propone-una-reforma-del-estado.html |title=Jaime Mulet, el regionalista que propone una reforma del Estado |website=El País Chile |language=en |date=2025-06-28 |access-date=2025-12-31}}</ref> He did not win the nomination, but his candidacy reflected the continuing role of regionalist perspectives within broader political debates in Chile.<ref name="El País"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latercera.com/politica/noticia/mulet-tras-terminar-ultimo-en-la-primaria-no-voy-a-decir-que-estoy-contento-pero-creo-que-es-un-buen-resultado/ |title=Mulet: tras terminar último en la primaria “No voy a decir que estoy contento, pero creo que es un buen resultado” |website=La Tercera |language=en |date= |access-date=2025-12-31}}</ref>

==Biography's== He is the son of Jaime Mulet and Olga Martínez.<ref name="BCN"/> His childhood and adolescence took place in northern Chile, which deeply shaped his regionalist vocation.<ref name="BCN"/>

He studied at the San Francisco High School in Vallenar, where he stood out for his student leadership. He later enrolled in the Law School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he earned his law degree.<ref name="BCN"/>

==Political career== ===Beginnings in the PDC=== Mulet began his political career in the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), where he was a member throughout much of the 1980s and 1990s. He was elected as a deputy for the then District 6 (Copiapó, Caldera, Tierra Amarilla) in 1998, and was re-elected in 2002 and 2006.<ref name="BCN"/> During this period, he was part of the Concertación coalition, supporting the governments of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Ricardo Lagos, and Michelle Bachelet in her first term.<ref name="BCN"/>

During his years in the PDC, he was known for his critical stance against Santiago's centralism, actively promoting decentralization policies and greater investment in the regions.<ref name="BCN"/>

===Split from the PDC=== In 2008, Mulet resigned from the PDC following strong disagreements with the party’s leadership and its alliance strategies within the Concertación. He later participated in the creation of the Independent Regionalist Party (PRI) alongside Adolfo Zaldívar. However, he eventually distanced himself from that party as well, arguing that it had strayed from its original regionalist convictions.<ref name="BCN"/>

In 2015, he founded the Federación Regionalista Verde Social (FRVS), a party he has led ever since. The organization aims to represent rural sectors, Indigenous communities, and socio-environmental movements that oppose unregulated extractivism, especially in northern Chile.<ref name="BCN"/>

===Return to Congress=== In the 2017 parliamentary elections, Mulet returned to Congress as a deputy for the newly created District 4 (Atacama Region), as part of the Frente Amplio coalition. Since then, he has been one of the most vocal advocates for decentralization, environmental protection, and regulation of large-scale mining.

During the 2019 Social Uprising, Mulet openly supported the demands for social transformation and was one of the promoters of the Agreement for Peace and a New Constitution, though with some reservations regarding its scope.

===Left-Wing Alliances=== In 2021, he was proclaimed a presidential pre-candidate by the FRVS, but eventually withdrew his candidacy to support Gabriel Boric, within the framework of the Apruebo Dignidad coalition. During Boric's government, Mulet has maintained a critical yet constructive role, defending the autonomy of regionalism in the face of decisions made by the central government.

In 2025, Mulet finally became an official presidential pre-candidate in 2025 representing the FRVS within the broader left-wing bloc, competing in the primaries of Boric's government. Despite gaining attention, he was ultimately defeated in the primaries, losing to a more nationally recognized figure.

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==External links== * [https://www.bcn.cl/historiapolitica/resenas_parlamentarias/wiki/Jaime_Mulet_Mart%C3%ADnez BCN Profile]

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