Adriana Cancino
Adriana Cancino | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 16th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1962 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Adriana Cancino Meneses (born 22 June 1962) is a Chilean teacher and independent politician.
She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 16th District of the O'Higgins Region. She coordinated the Preamble Commission.[1]
Biography
Cancino was born on 22 June 1962 in Placilla, near San Fernando, O'Higgins Region.[1] She is the daughter of José Domingo Segundo Cancino Salinas and María Adriana Meneses Orellana.[1]
She completed her primary and secondary education at the British College of San Fernando and qualified as a teacher.[1]
Between 1997 and 2001, she worked as a teacher in the city of Rancagua, particularly at Colegio Infantes de O'Higgins.[1] Since 2011, she has served as the teacher in charge of the CRA (School Resource Center) at Escuela Básica F-461 in Cunaco.[1]
Political activity
Cancino is an independent politician.[1] Since 2016, she has been a member of the Agrupación de la Discapacidad de Nancagua, where she serves as secretary.[1][2][3]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, she ran as an independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 16th District of the O'Higgins Region, in a quota of the Socialist Party as part of the Lista del Apruebo pact.[1]
She obtained 3,731 votes, corresponding to 2.63% of the valid votes cast, and entered the Convention through the gender parity mechanism.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Adriana Cancino Meneses". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Adriana Cancino, constituyente: "Estamos muy lejos de poder reconocer que una persona con discapacidad no está enferma"". Fundación ConTrabajo (in Spanish). 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Adriana Cancino, única persona con discapacidad electa constituyente, prepara sus propuestas para la Carta Magna junto a organizaciones de la sociedad civil". Diario La Quinta (in Spanish). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2026.