Francisca Bello | |
Birth Date: | 1987 9, df=y |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Office: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile |
Constituency: | Valparaíso Region |
Term Start: | 11 March 2022 |
Term End: | 11 March 2026 |
Party: | Social Convergence (CS) |
Profession: | Psychologist |
Alma Mater: | Andrés Bello National University |
María Francisca Bello Campos (born 17 September 1987) is a Chilean politician and feminist activist.[1] [2] Since 2021, she has served as a representative from the sixth electoral district. She is one of the first openly bisexual Chilean representatives.[3]
Born in Santiago, she has lived in the San Felipe commune since she was young. She attended the Liceo de Niñas before studying psychology at Andrés Bello National University.[4]
From a young age, she has been an adherent of the Socialist Party and actively participated in the Student Federation at Andrés Bello National University. In the 2021 municipal elections, she ran for mayor of San Felipe representing the Broad Front but was not elected.[5] [6] In the parliamentary elections held in November 2021, Bello was elected as a representative of the sixth district with the Apruebo Dignidad coalition along with Diego Ibáñez. She is openly bisexual,[7] and is one of a group of LGBT representatives with Camila Musante, Marcela Riquelme, Emilia Schneider.