Constanza San Juan
Constanza San Juan | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 4th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1985 |
| Other political affiliations | The List of the People |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Profession | Teacher |
Constanza San Juan Standen (born 18 September 1985) is a Chilean historian and independent politician. She was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 4th District of the Atacama Region.[1][2][3]
In 2018, she was spokeswoman of the Assembly for Huasco Alto against Pascua Lama.[4]
Biography
San Juan was born in Santiago on 18 September 1985.[5] She is the daughter of Mauricio Alberto San Juan Trujillo and Inés Standen Arriagada.[5]
San Juan completed her primary and secondary education at Colegio Calasanz in Ñuñoa.[5] She pursued higher education at the University of Chile, where she earned a degree as a Licentiate in History.[5]
Political activism
San Juan is an independent politician[6] with a background in socio-environmental activism.[5] She has served as spokesperson for the Assembly for Water of Huasco Alto and, in that capacity, has been involved with the Movement for Water and Territories (Movimiento por el Agua y los Territorios, MAT) and the Coordination of Territories for the Defense of Glaciers.[5]
She participated in the design and implementation of a community-based, communicational, and legal strategy that led to the judicial closure of the Pascua Lama mining project in September 2020.[5]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, San Juan ran as an independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 4th District of the Atacama Region, as part of the Asamblea Constituyente Atacama pact.[5] She obtained 7,913 votes, corresponding to 9.61% of the valid votes cast, and was elected as a member of the Convention.[5]
References
- ^ "Constanza San Juan, Constituyente por Atacama: "somos la lucha de un valle que ha resistido al extractivismo y a la megaminería"". Radio Universidad de Chile. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Constanza San Juan, constituyente: "Me gustaría una sesión en mi región que termine con una visita a los glaciares destruidos por Barrick Gold en Pascua Lama"". El Mostrador. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Provoste y Constituyente Constanza San exigen renuncia de Seremi de Educación de Atacama". Infogate. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Vocera Asamblea por el Agua de Huasco Alto: "Pascua Lama ha hecho un daño irreparable"". CNN Chile. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Constanza San Juan Standen". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ^ "Conociendo a los constituyentes independientes: Constanza San Juan y Agustín Squella". ADN Radio Chile. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.