Clara Sagardía
Clara Sagardía | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 21 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1952 |
| Party | Broad Front[1] (2024–present) |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Juan F. Sagardía Carlota Cabezas |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Clara Inés Sagardía Cabezas (born 19 August 1952) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[2]
Biography
Sagardía was born in Yumbel on 13 August 1952. She is the daughter of Juan Francisco Sagardía and Carlota del Carmen Cabezas González.[3] She is the mother of two children and lived for several years in Bolivia.[3]
She is a lawyer and social leader. She holds a licentiate degree in Legal and Political Sciences and obtained her law degree on 5 January 1988 from the Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS) in Cochabamba, Bolivia. She was authorized to practice law in Chile on 5 September 2008.[3]
She holds diplomas in Family Procedure Law, Childhood and Adolescence, and in Civil Law, Reasoned and Applied.[3]
Political career
She ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention for the 21st District but was not elected.[3]
In the parliamentary elections held on 21 November 2021, she was elected Deputy for the 21st District of the Biobío Region—comprising the communes of Alto Biobío, Antuco, Arauco, Cabrero, Cañete, Contulmo, Curanilahue, Laja, Lebu, Los Álamos, Los Ángeles, Lota, Mulchén, Nacimiento, Negrete, Quilaco, Quilleco, San Rosendo, Santa Bárbara, Tirúa, Tucapel, and Yumbel—as an independent candidate under a quota of Social Convergence within the Apruebo Dignidad pact. She obtained 8,996 votes, equivalent to 4.58% of the valid votes cast.[3]
Since July 2024, she has been a member of the Frente Amplio party.[3]
She ran for re-election for the same district in the parliamentary elections held on 16 November 2025, representing the Frente Amplio within the Unidad por Chile pact. She was not elected, obtaining 10,534 votes, equivalent to 2.70% of the total votes cast.[3]
References
- ^ "De Lagos Weber (PPD) a Sagardia (FA): oficialismo suma voces críticas por manejo del gobierno en caso Dominga". La Tercera. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Diputada Clara Sagardía por bono a carabineros: "Es un reconocimiento para quienes están más expuestos"". 24 horas. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Clara Sagardía Cabezas — BCN". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 4 February 2026.