Fernando Salinas Manfredini
Fernando Salinas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 18th District[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1956 |
| Other political affiliations | The List of the People |
| Spouse | Marina Trentini |
| Parent(s) | Carlos Salinas Levinia Manfredini |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (B.A. in Civil Engineering) (M.A. in Philosophy)[2] |
Fernando Salinas Manfredini (born 2 March 1956) is a Chilean civil engineer.[3]
He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 18th electoral district of the Maule Region.[3]
Biography
Salinas Manfredini was born on 2 March 1956 in Santiago.[3] He is the son of Carlos Roberto Salinas Verdugo and Levinia Manfredini González.[3] He is married to Marisa Trentini Tavonatti.[3]
He completed his secondary education at Instituto Miguel León Prado.[3] He studied civil engineering at the University of Chile and later obtained a Master’s degree in Philosophy from the same institution.[3]
An ecologist and environmental activist, he produced Chile’s first ecological documentary, El Despertar de la Conciencia (1989).[4] He has participated in numerous environmental campaigns, particularly in southern Maule, including opposition to the Los Robles thermoelectric power plant on the Maule coast, where he served as coordinator.[3] He has been a member of the Committee for the Defense of Flora and Fauna (CODEFF) since 1993 and of Acción Ciudadana Costa Maule.[3]
Political career
Salinas Manfredini has been coordinator of the Friends of Tibet movement, associated with the International Tibet Network, which advocates for the defense of human rights in Tibet following the Chinese invasion of 1959.[3] He served as executive secretary for the visit of the Dalai Lama to Chile in 2006.[3]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, he ran as an independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 18th electoral district of the Maule Region as part of the La Lista del Pueblo (LdP)[5] electoral pact, receiving 7,414 votes (6.7% of the validly cast votes).[3]
On 2 September 2021, he resigned to LdP together with Francisca Arauna.[6]
References
- ^ "Candidato ecologista por el Distrito 18 Maule Sur: Fernando Salinas Manfredini". El Orador Ilustrado. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Trekkingchile (15 February 2021). "Fernando Salinas Manfredini". Trekkingchile ES. Trekking Chile. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Fernando Salinas Manfredini". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Fernando Salinas Manfredini: miembro Convención Constituyente". Convención Constitucional. Constitutional Convention. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Ránking: miembro de la Lista del Pueblo declaró el mayor patrimonio de la Convención Constituyente". El Dínamo. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Francisca Arauna y Fernando Salinas renuncian a la Lista del Pueblo y se suman a Pueblo Constituyente". El Heraldo. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.