María Gatica Gajardo
María Gatica Gajardo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Council | |
| In office 7 June 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
| Constituency | Maule Region |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1962 |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Lorenzo de la Maza Carmen Schleyer |
María Idilia Gatica Gajardo (born 30 October 1962) is a Chilean politician who served in the Constitutional Council.[1]
She was a founding member of the Chilean Republican Party.[2]
Biography
Gatica was born in Santiago on 30 October 1962. She is the daughter of José Gatica Rivera and María Gajardo Pérez. She is married to Víctor Arce Araya.[3]
She completed her secondary education at Liceo Isaura Dinator in Santiago, graduating in 1980. She later pursued studies in naturopathy and alternative medicine, focusing her professional activity on those fields.[3]
Political career
Gatica was a founding member of the Republican Party in 2019, later serving as its national vice-president. In the 2021 parliamentary elections, she ran as a candidate for the Senate representing the Republican Party within the Social Christian Front electoral pact, in the 7th senatorial constituency of the Metropolitan Region. She obtained 27,478 votes (1.03%) and was not elected.[3]
In the elections held on 7 May 2023, Gatica ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Council representing the Republican Party for the 9th Circumscription of the Maule Region. She was elected with 57,313 votes.[3]
References
- ^ "María Gatica: Estamos por trabajar por la descentralización, por una verdadera autonomía de las regiones". Diario La Prensa. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Fundadora del partido Republicano arriba al Consejo Constitucional". Diario La Prensa. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "María Gatica Gajardo". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish).