Daniella Cicardini

Daniela Cicardini
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
11 March 2026
Preceded byRafael Prohens
ConstituencyAtacama Region
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 2018 – 11 March 2026
ConstituencyDistrict 4
In office
11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018
Constituency5th District
Personal details
Born (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987
PartySocialist Party (PS)[1]
Parent(s)Maglio Cicardini
Magaly Milla
Alma materCatholic University of the North
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMarine biologist

Daniella Valentina Cicardini Milla (born 31 December 1987) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[2][3]

A member of the Socialist Party of Chile, she has served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing the Atacama Region from 2014 to 2026.[4]

Early life and education

Cicardini was born on 31 December 1987 in Copiapó. She is the daughter of Maglio Honorio Cicardini Neyra, who served as mayor of Copiapó between 2008 and 2016, and Magaly Malvina Milla Montano, who was a municipal councillor of the same commune from 2012 to 2016.[4]

She completed her secondary education at Colegio Particular San Lorenzo in Copiapó. She later studied at the Catholic University of the North, where she earned a degree in marine sciences and qualified as a marine biologist in 2011.[4]

Political career

On 29 April 2013, the Political Commission of the Socialist Party of Chile proclaimed Cicardini as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in District No. 5. She was elected in the 2013 Chilean parliamentary election, beginning her first term in 2014.[4]

In 2014, she formally joined the Socialist Party of Chile.

In the 2017 Chilean general election, Cicardini was re-elected as a deputy for the 4th District of the Atacama Region, which includes the communes of Chañaral, Diego de Almagro, Copiapó, Caldera, Tierra Amarilla, Vallenar, Freirina, Huasco, and Alto del Carmen. Running as a Socialist Party candidate, she obtained 16,488 votes, corresponding to 17.58% of the valid votes cast.[4]

In August 2021, she registered her candidacy for re-election in the same district under the Nuevo Pacto Social coalition for the 2022–2026 term. In the 2021 Chilean general election, she was re-elected with the highest vote share in the district, obtaining 16,129 votes (16.33% of the valid votes).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Daniella Cicardini, diputada PS: Los tentáculos de Hermosilla llegaban a todas partes". La Tercera. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Diputada Cicardini (PS) y eventual formalización de Chadwick por caso Audios: "La Fiscalía se ha demorado"". Radio Universidad de Chile. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  3. ^ "PS pide sancionar a diputada Cicardini por apoyar a su padre y no al candidato del partido en elecciones municipales". Canal 13. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Daniella Valentina Cicardini Milla". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2026.