Patricio Melero

Patricio Melero Abaroa (born 19 June 1956) is a Chilean politician and agricultural engineer, militant from Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI), party which he was president.

He was a collaborator of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1973–1990).

On 7 April 2021, he assumed the post of Minister of Labor and Social Provision after being appointed by Sebastián Piñera during his second government (2018–2022), administration where he official and initially he supported as deputy. Thus, Cristián Labbé Martínez replaced him.