Antonella Sciaraffia
Antonella Sciaraffia | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 1998 – 11 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Ramón Pérez Opazo |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Pérez Opazo |
| Constituency | 2nd District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1966 |
| Party | Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
| Children | One |
| Alma mater | Universidad Central de Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
Antonella Sciaraffia Estrada (born 3 February 1966) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy and Intendant of the Tarapacá Region.[1]
Family and early life
She was born in Iquique on 3 February 1966.[2] She is the daughter of Eliecer Sciaraffia and Raquel Estrada. She has one son.[2]
She completed her studies at Trinity College in Iquique.[2] She later moved to Santiago to study Law at the Universidad Central de Chile. She was admitted as a lawyer before the Supreme Court of Chile on 6 January 1992.[2]
Professionally, she has worked as a lawyer in various public positions in her hometown. She served at the Provincial Government of Iquique and, in 1994, worked in the program "Chile Programa".[2]
She also served as Legal Affairs Manager of Zofri.[2]
Political career
In 1994, President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle appointed her Regional Ministerial Secretary of National Assets, a position she held for three years.[2]
As a member of the Christian Democratic Party, she ran in the December 1997 parliamentary elections for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing District No. 2 of the I Region, obtaining 28,580 votes, corresponding to 36.97% of the validly cast ballots.[2]
In the 2001 elections, she sought re-election in the same district but was not elected, despite obtaining 22,652 votes, equivalent to 27.00% of the total validly cast ballots.[2]
In 2004, she resigned from the Christian Democratic Party and ran as an independent candidate for Mayor of Iquique, but was not elected.[2]
President Michelle Bachelet appointed her Intendant of the Tarapacá Region, a position she held from 1 April 2007 to 4 January 2008.[2]