Karin Luck (politician)
Karin Luck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Constituency | 26th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1971 |
| Party | National Renewal (RN)[1] |
| Education | Deutsche Schule Santiago |
| Alma mater | Adolfo Ibáñez University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Administrator |
Karin Claudia Luck Urban (born 19 July 1971) is a Chilean politician who served as deputy.[2]
Early life and education
Luck was born in Viña del Mar, Chile, on July 19, 1971. She is the daughter of Hans Luck Thomsen and Silvia Urban Soto.[3]
She is single and has one child.[3]
Between 1978 and 1989, Luck completed her primary and secondary education at the German School of Santiago. In 1990, she entered the Instituto Profesional del Pacífico in Santiago, where she earned a degree in Public Relations.[3]
She later completed a diploma in Senior Municipal Management at Adolfo Ibáñez University.[3]
Professional career
Between April 2004 and March 2006, Luck served as coordinator of the General Secretariat of the National Renewal party. From 2006 to 2010, she worked as chief of staff to former deputy Cristián Monckeberg Bruner.[3]
Between March 2010 and April 2011, she served as analyst in the Division of Political and Institutional Relations of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency. From May to September 2011, she worked as coordinator of the Research Division of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.[3]
From October 2011 to March 2014, she served as analyst at the Undersecretariat of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism.[3]
Between July 2015 and late 2017, she worked as territorial coordinator at the Municipality of Lo Barnechea during the third term of former mayor Felipe Guevara.[3]
Political career
Luck is a member of the National Renewal party.[3]
In the first direct elections for Regional Councilors, held on November 17, 2013, she was elected for the Santiago Metropolitan Region for the 2014–2018 term, obtaining 41,411 votes, equivalent to 9.44% of the total valid votes. She resigned from the position in 2016, which she had also previously held in 2009.[3]
In November 2017, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile representing the 11th electoral district of the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Las Condes, Vitacura, Lo Barnechea, La Reina, and Peñalolén) on behalf of National Renewal within the Chile Vamos coalition. She obtained 6,879 votes, equivalent to 1.83% of the total votes cast.[3]
For the parliamentary elections held on November 21, 2021, she sought re-election for the same district but was not elected, obtaining 5,584 votes, equivalent to 1.35% of the total valid votes.[3]
In the regional elections held on October 26 and 27, 2024, Luck was elected Regional Councilor for the Santiago IV constituency of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, representing National Renewal, after obtaining 8.02% of the valid votes.[3]
References
- ^ "Diputada Karin Luck (RN) sufre intento de encerrona en Providencia tras regresar de sesión en el Congreso". Emol. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Diputada RN Karin Luck y reaparición de Pablo Longueira: «No tenemos porqué volver a la vieja política»". ADN Radio. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Karin Claudia Luck Urban". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.