Claudia Mabel Castro

Claudia Castro
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office
4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
Constituency14th District
Personal details
Born (1968-04-28) 28 April 1968
OccupationConstituent

Claudia Mabel Castro Gutiérrez (born 28 April 1968) is a Chilean fashion designer and independent politician.[1]

She was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 14th District of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago.[2][3]

Biography

Castro was born on 28 April 1968 in Santiago, Chile.[4] She is the daughter of José Miguel Castro Torres and Rosa Marina Gutiérrez Rubio.[4]

Castro completed her primary and secondary education at Instituto San Pablo Misionero in the commune of San Bernardo, graduating in 1987.[4] She later studied fashion design at the Paulina Diard Technical Training Center.[4]

She worked professionally as a fashion designer, merchant, and entrepreneur in the commune of San Bernardo.[4]

Political career

Castro is an independent politician.[4]

In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, she ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 14th District of the Metropolitan Region as an independent on a seat supported by the Independent Democratic Union, within the Vamos por Chile electoral pact.[4]

She obtained 3,758 votes, corresponding to 1.24% of the valid votes cast, and entered the Convention through the gender parity mechanism.[4]

References

  1. ^ ""¡Nos llegó la regla!": la singular campaña de candidata constituyente con cupo UDI". El Dínamo. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Claudia Castro - Discurso de Apertura Pleno N°33 - 21/10/2021". YouTube. Constitutional Convention. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Aquí Se Debate, candidatos a la CC: Mirko Jiménez, Ximena Nogueira y Claudia Castro". YouTube. CNN Chile. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Claudia Castro Gutiérrez". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-04.