Marco Venegas Explained

Marco Venegas
Office1:Member of the Riksdag
Constituency1:Södermanland County
Term Start1:29 September 2014
Term End1:24 September 2018
Birth Name:Marco Antonio Venegas Astudillo
Party:Green Party
Alma Mater:Stockholm University

Marco Antonio Venegas Astudillo (born 1962) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, he represented Södermanland County between September 2014 and September 2018.[1]

Venegas is the son of metalworker Mario Venegas and Yolanda Astudillo.[1] He was educated in Santiago in Chile and at a Komvux in Nyköping.[1] He has a degree in sociology from Stockholm University.[1] He was a mental health worker in Nyköping (1987-1989); social secretary in Nyköping Municipality (1993-1995); aid worker in El Salvador (1996-1998); probation officer in Chile (1998-2000); and a social worker in Nyköping Municipality (2000-2014).[1] He was a member of the municipal council in Nyköping Municipality between 1994 and 1995; between 2002 and 2006; and between 2010 and 2014.[1] He was a member of the county council in Södermanland County from 2002 to 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ledamöter & partier: Marco Venegas (MP) . . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016220629/https://riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/ledamot/marco-venegas_532df419-dd96-4ae1-b50d-627569366b40 . 16 October 2021 . Stockholm, Sweden . sv.