Alejandra Pérez Espina
Alejandra Pérez Espina | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 9th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1977 |
| Other political affiliations | The List of the People |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Alejandra Pérez Espina (born 25 October 1977) is a Chilean activist and independent politician.[1]
She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 9th electoral district of the Santiago Metropolitan Region.[2][3]
Biography
Pérez Espina was born on 25 October 1977 in Santiago.[1] She is the daughter of Edgardo Pérez Fuente and Ana Espina Beltrán.[1] She is married to Andrés Girón González.[1]
Pérez completed her secondary education at Liceo Guillermo Labarca Hubertson in Quinta Normal, Santiago.[1]
She has worked within her household performing domestic and caregiving tasks.[1]
Political career
During the 2019 social unrest in Chile, she engaged in protest activism, using her body as a canvas to raise awareness and express solidarity with people living with cancer, advocating for access to quality healthcare.[4][5]
She also participated in the organization of community soup kitchens (ollas comunes).[1]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, she ran as an independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 9th electoral district of the Metropolitan Region as part of the Lista del Pueblo electoral pact,[6][7] receiving 18,002 votes (5.68% of the validly cast votes).[1]
In July 2022, she began working with the Communal Planning Secretariat (SECPLA) of Valparaíso, supporting the updating of information on social organizations, advising on the generation of territorially relevant information, and assisting in the updating of community-oriented plans within the framework of an integrated territorial planning program with a participatory and human rights approach.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alejandra Pérez Espina". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Video: Carabineros detiene a constituyentes Alejandra Pérez y Manuel Woldarsky en medio de incidentes en Plaza de Armas" (in Spanish). El Desconcierto. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Cuáles son las principales propuestas de la Lista del Pueblo". Radio Pauta. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Alejandra Pérez: Mujer sobreviviente de cáncer va como candidata a constituyente #SintoníadeInclusión". Radio Valparaíso. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Alejandra Pérez, constituyente: "Destaparme ha sido una de las mejores cosas que he hecho en mi vida"". The Clinic. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Constituyentes de la Lista del Pueblo fueron detenidos en una manifestación" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Convencionales de la Lista del Pueblo son liberados de comisaría tras su detención en manifestación" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.