Claudia Mabel Castro
Claudia Castro | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 14th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1968 |
| Occupation | Constituent |
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
- ^ ""¡Nos llegó la regla!": la singular campaña de candidata constituyente con cupo UDI". El Dínamo. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Claudia Castro - Discurso de Apertura Pleno N°33 - 21/10/2021". YouTube. Constitutional Convention. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Aquí Se Debate, candidatos a la CC: Mirko Jiménez, Ximena Nogueira y Claudia Castro". YouTube. CNN Chile. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Claudia Castro Gutiérrez". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-04.