Geoconda Navarrete

Geoconda Navarrete
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office
4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
Constituency27th District
Personal details
Born (1969-09-08) 8 September 1969
PartyEvópoli
SpouseMiguel Ángel Beltrán
ChildrenThree
Alma mater
ProfessionEngineer

Geoconda Navarrete Arratia (born 8 September 1969) is a Chilean social worker and politician.[1][2][3][4]

A member of the Evópoli party, she served as Intendant of the Aysén Region between 2018 and 2021 and was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 27th District of the Aysén Region.

Early life and family

Navarrete was born on 8 September 1969 in Victoria, Chile.[5] She is the daughter of Carlos Navarrete Espinoza and María Arratia Olivera.[5]

She is married to Miguel Beltrán Venturelli and has three children.[5]

Professional career

Navarrete completed her secondary education at Liceo B-10.[5] She studied social work at the University of Concepción and later completed postgraduate studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[5]

Between 1995 and 2010, she worked at the Housing and Urbanization Service (SERVIU) of the Aysén Region, where she was responsible for leading the implementation of regional housing programs.[5]

She served as president of the Regional Council of Aysén of the College of Social Workers of Chile and previously as Secretary General of the regional branch of the National Association of Fiscal Employees (ANEF).[5]

Political career

In March 2018, she was appointed Intendant of the Aysén Region, a position she held until January 2021.[5]

In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, Navarrete ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 27th District of the Aysén Region as part of the Vamos por Chile electoral pact.[5] She obtained 3,404 votes, corresponding to 10.41% of the valid votes cast, and was elected as a member of the Convention.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Geoconda Navarrete - Discurso de Apertura Pleno N°34 - 22/10/2021". YouTube. Constitutional Convention. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Geoconda Navarrete deja la Intendencia para ser candidata a constituyente". El Divisadero. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "El callejón sin salida de Geoconda Navarrete que precipitó su renuncia". Diario Regional de Aysén. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Intendenta Geoconda Navarrete: «Aquí no sobra nadie, esta tierra nos necesita a todos»". Evópoli. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Geoconda Navarrete Arratia". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-05.