Bárbara Sepúlveda Hales
Bárbara Sepúlveda | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 9th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1985 |
| Party | Communist Party of Chile |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Bárbara Sepúlveda Hales (born 19 July 1985) is a Chilean constitutional lawyer, academic, feminist activist, and politician.[1]
A member of the Communist Party of Chile, she was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 9th District of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago.[1]
Early life and family
Sepúlveda was born in Las Condes, Santiago, on 19 July 1985.[1] She is the daughter of Leandro Sepúlveda Soto and Cecilia Hales Dib.[1] She is married to Sebastián Fierro Kalbhenn.[1]
Education and academic career
Sepúlveda completed her secondary education at Colegio San Jorge in Arica, graduating in 2003.[1] She later studied law at the University of Chile, where she earned a degree in legal and social sciences.[1] Her undergraduate thesis, completed in 2013, was titled American Legal Realism: School of Law.[1]
She was admitted to the Chilean bar after taking the oath before the Supreme Court of Justice on 26 September 2014.[1] She holds a master’s degree in public law from the University of Chile (2015–2016) and a master’s degree in gender studies from the London School of Economics (2016–2017).[2]
Professionally, she has worked as a legal counsel for the Municipality of Recoleta since 2018.[1] Previously, she served as a lawyer in the Legal Advisory Unit of the Ministry General Secretariat of Government between 2014 and 2015, among other public-sector roles.[1]
Political career
Sepúlveda is a member of the Communist Party of Chile and has been active as a social leader and human rights advocate.[1] Between 2015 and 2016, she served as executive director of the Foundation Against Street Harassment (Fundación Contra el Acoso Callejero).[1]
She is also a co-founder and executive director of the Association of Feminist Lawyers (Abofem).[1]
Constitutional Convention
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, Sepúlveda ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 9th District of the Metropolitan Region, as part of the Apruebo Dignidad electoral list for the Communist Party of Chile.[1] She obtained 24,900 votes, corresponding to 7.85% of the valid votes cast, and was elected as a member of the Convention.[1]
On 6 January 2022, in accordance with the Convention’s regulations establishing adjunct vice presidencies, she was ratified as Vice President Adjunct of the Convention’s Board of Directors.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Bárbara Sepúlveda Hales". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ^ "Bárbara Sepúlveda H., candidata a la constituyente, Distrito 9: "El estallido social que dio origen a este proceso constituyente es de la ciudadanía, es del pueblo de Chile. Ahí están las demandas, ahí está el contenido"". Alberto Hurtado University. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Sánchez, Jaime; von Baer, Alex (8 July 2021). "Bárbara Sepúlveda, la constituyente aliada de Jadue que el PC quiere instalar en vicepresidencia de la Convención". Ex-Ante. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Zamora, César (14 September 2021). "Constituyente Bárbara Sepúlveda: "Convención Se ha vuelto un espacio realmente soberano"". The Clinic. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Ruíz, Alicia (15 March 2021). "Bárbara Sepúlveda, fundadora de Abofem, promoverá una Constituyente con paredes de cristal". CNN Chile. Retrieved 26 December 2021.