Helmuth Martínez

Helmuth Martínez
Councilman of Carahue
Assumed office
6 December 2024
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office
4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
Constituency23rd District
Personal details
Born (1986-10-15) 15 October 1986
Other political
affiliations
The List of the People
(2021–2022)
Alma materTemuco Catholic University (LL.B)
ProfessionLawyer

Helmuth Martínez Llancapán (born 15 October 1986) is a Chilean lawyer and independent politician.[1][2]

He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region.[3]

Biography life

He was born on 15 October 1986 in Cipolletti, Argentina.[3] He is the son of Helmuth José Martínez Martínez and Rosa María Llancapán Porma.[3] He is married to Daniela Cid Paz.[3]

He completed his primary education at Escuela Apocalipsis, in the Quillem Bajo sector of the commune of Carahue, and later at Escuela Kim Ruka.[3] He completed his secondary education at Liceo Claudio Arrau, also in his hometown.[3] He subsequently studied Law at the Temuco Catholic University.[3]

In his professional career, he has worked as a lawyer in private practice.[3] He worked at the Office for the Protection of the Rights of Children and Adolescents of the Araucanía Coast, served for six years as a legal advisor to the Municipality of Saavedra, and since 2019 has carried out various substitute appointments at the Notary Office of Carahue.[3]

Political career

Martínez is an independent politician.[3] In the public sphere, his work has focused on pastoral activities within the Catholic Church from a young age to the present, as well as providing legal advice to indigenous communities, social organizations, and neighborhood associations in the coastal area of the Araucanía Region, particularly in the communes of Carahue and Saavedra.[3]

In the elections held on 15 and 16 May 2021, he ran as an independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 23rd District of the Araucanía Region, as part of the Lista del Pueblo pact.[4][5][6] He obtained 7,218 votes, corresponding to 4.4% of the valid votes cast.[3]

In October 2024, he was elected as mayor of Carahue.[7]

References

  1. ^ Parrini, Gianluca (14 August 2021). "Helmuth Martínez, otro convencional que renuncia a la Lista del Pueblo: "Me debo a la gente"". Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tres constituyentes electos por la Lista del Pueblo se marginan del colectivo: Ya son cinco bajas". Canal 13. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Helmuth Martínez Llancapán". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  4. ^ "Nuevas renuncias a la Lista del Pueblo: Camila Zárate y Helmuth Martínez dejan la colectividad". La Voz De Los Que Sobran. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Helmuth Martínez y su desvinculación de la Lista del Pueblo: "Nunca se nos dijo que tendría fines políticos y partidistas"". La Tercera. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Convencional Helmuth Martínez se retira de la Lista del Pueblo". Araucanía Diario. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. ^ "La sorpresa la dio Carahue con triunfo de Helmuth Martínez y en Saavedra vuelve Ricardo Tripainao". El Informador Digital. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2026.