Hernán Velásquez
Hernán Velásquez | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 3rd District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1965 |
| Party | |
| Children | Three |
| Relatives | Esteban Velásquez (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Antofagasta (B.Sc) |
| Occupation | Constituent |
| Profession | Sociologist |
Hernán Velásquez Núñez (born 29 October 1965) is a Chilean sociologist and politician of the Regionalist Green Social Federation (Federación Regionalista Verde Social).
He was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 3rd District of the Antofagasta Region.[1] He previously served as a municipal councillor of Calama between 2008 and 2016.
In 2013, he helped in the presidential campaign of Marco Enríquez-Ominami.[2]
Professional career
He was born in Calama on 29 October 1965.[3] He is the son of Irineo Velásquez Alvarado and Marta Núñez Romero.[3]
He is the brother of Esteban Velásquez, former mayor of Calama and deputy for the Antofagasta Region, also affiliated with the Regionalist Green Social Federation.[4]
Velásquez completed his primary and secondary education at Colegio Obispo Lezaeta in Calama.[3] He later obtained a degree in Sociology.[5]
Political career
Velásquez is a member of the Regionalist Green Social Federation. He was previously affiliated with the Party for Democracy (PPD).[3]
He served as a municipal councillor (concejal) of the commune of Calama for the 2008–2012 term as a member of the PPD.[3] He was re-elected for the 2012–2016 term as an independent candidate.[3] In the 2017 regional elections, he ran as an independent candidate for the Regional Council of El Loa (Antofagasta Region), but was not elected.[3]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, he ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 3rd District of the Antofagasta Region, as a member of the Regionalist Green Social Federation within the Apruebo Dignidad electoral pact.[3] He obtained 3,946 votes, corresponding to 2.54% of the valid votes cast, and entered the Convention through the gender parity mechanism.[3]
References
- ^ "Hernán Velásquez, constituyente por el Distrito 3: "El Estado debería delegar las relaciones diplomáticas en los gobiernos regionales"". Diario Constitucional. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Concejal Hernán Velásquez Liderará Comando de Marco Enríquez-Ominami en El Loa". Región 2. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Hernán Velásquez Núñez". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ^ "Hernán Velásquez, el constituyente calameño: "Sueño con un país más justo, un Chile libre de pobreza y solidario"". El Referente. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Universidad de Antofagasta convoca a los constituyentes de la región". University of Antofagasta. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.