Fernando Viveros

Fernando Viveros
Member of the Constitutional Council
In office
7 June 2023 – 7 November 2023
ConstituencyCoquimbo Region
Personal details
Born (1981-11-12) 12 November 1981
PartyCommunist Party[1][2]
Parent(s)Luis Viveros
Hilda Reyes
Alma materLatin American School of Medicine in Cuba (BA)
ProfessionPhysician

Fernando Viveros Reyes (born 12 November 1981) is a Chilean politician who served in the Constitutional Council.[3]

Biography

Viveros was born in Talcahuano on 12 November 1981.[4] His parents are Luis Antonio Viveros Viveros and Hilda del Carmen Reyes Zúñiga.[4]

He completed his secondary education at the Liceo Enrique Molina Garmendia in Concepción in 1999.[4] He studied medicine at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Cuba.[4]

He is the founder of free community medical clinics in the neighbourhoods of Tierras Blancas, Sindempart, and the upper sector of Coquimbo.[4] After nearly ten years working in this initiative, he participated in a humanitarian mission in the Republic of Haiti and later worked for seven years providing medical services at the La Serena Prison.[4]

Political career

Viveros began his political activity in 1997 as a student leader.[4]

Between 2016 and 2021, he served as a municipal councillor of the commune of Coquimbo representing the Communist Party of Chile.[4] In 2021, he ran for mayor of Coquimbo but was not elected.[4] He subsequently served as Regional Ministerial Secretary (SEREMI) of the Ministry General Secretariat of Government for the Coquimbo Region between 2022 and 2023.[4]

In the elections held on 7 May 2023, Viveros ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Council representing the 5th electoral district of the Coquimbo Region, as a member of the Communist Party of Chile within the Unidad para Chile electoral pact.[4] According to the Electoral Qualification Court (TRICEL), he was elected with 31,280 votes.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Fernando Viveros, consejero PC: Republicanos se está llevando la Constitución para la casa". El Mostrador. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Fernando Viveros, consejero PC: Que republicanos se tome el Consejo y no respete los bordes sería una pésima señal de conducción al país". La Tercera. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Fernando Viveros, consejero PC: No podemos obligarnos a aceptar un texto que puede ser peor que el de la dictadura". Emol. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Biographical profile". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2026.