Emilia Nuyado Explained

Emilia Nuyado
Office1:Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile
Constituency1:District 25 of Los Lagos
Term Start1:11 March 2018
Office2:Member of the Council of San Pablo
Term Start2:6 December 2000
Term End2:6 December 2016
Birth Name:Emilia Iris Nuyado Ancapichún
Birth Date:17 August 1968
Birth Place:Río Negro, Chile
Party:Socialist (2000–present)
Alma Mater:University of Los Lagos
Occupation:Politician

Emilia Iris Nuyado Ancapichún (San Pablo, August 17, 1968)[1] is a Chilean politician of Mapuche-Huillliche descent. Since March 11, 2018 she has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing the 25th district in the Los Lagos Region.[2] She also became one of the first two Mapuche women elected to the Chilean Congress, together with her conservative counterpart Aracely Leuquén.[3]

Political career

A member of the Socialist Party of Chile since 2000, she had been a council member in the commune of San Pablo (Los Lagos region) for four terms. She is also an advisor to the National Corporation for Indigenous Development (Conadi) and has served three terms. In both positions, she was elected by popular vote obtaining majority vote.[4] She participated in parliamentary elections of 2017, running for the seat of deputy representing district 25 (Osorno, San Juan de la Costa, San Pablo, Puyehue, Río Negro, Purranque, Puerto Octay, Fresia, Frutillar, Llanquihue, Puerto Varas, Los Muermos).[5] She was elected with 8,142 votes, equaling 6.3%.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cámara de Diputados de Chile . www.camara.cl . 2018-08-16.
  2. Web site: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional . Nacional . Biblioteca del Congreso . bcn.cl . 2018-08-16.
  3. News: Día histórico en el Congreso: asumen las primeras dos diputadas mapuche . La Tercera . 2018-03-11 . es-ES.
  4. News: Conoce a Emilia Nuyado, la primera mujer mapuche-huilliche que llega al Parlamento de Chile . Fernández . Macarena . 2017-11-22 . El Definido . 2018-08-16.
  5. News: Emilia Nuyado Ancapichún : “Es una conquista para los que han sido discriminados” . La Tercera . 2018-08-16 . es-ES.