Loreto Vidal
Loreto Vidal | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 20th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1970 |
| Other political affiliations | The List of the People (2021) |
| Alma mater |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
Rossana Vidal Hernández (born 9 April 1970) is a Chilean nurse, lawyer, academic, and independent politician.[1]
She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 20th electoral district of the Biobío Region.[2][3][4]
Biography
Vidal was born on 9 April 1970 in Valdivia.[5] She is the daughter of Rolando Vidal Coronado and Adela Hernández Montencino.[1] She is in a civil partnership with Patricia García Nazar.[1]
She completed her secondary education in 1987 at Liceo Monseñor Guillermo Carlos Hartl in Pitrufquén.[1] She later studied nursing and subsequently pursued law at the University of the Americas (UDLA), where she earned a degree in Legal and Social Sciences.[1] She was admitted to the bar before the Supreme Court of Justice on 21 June 2013 and holds a Master’s degree in Bioethics.[1]
Professionally, she has worked as a clinical nurse for more than seventeen years and is affiliated with the law firm Lexac Asociados.[1] She has also served as a lecturer at the University of Concepción (UdeC), San Sebastián University (USS), and the UDLA.[1]
Public career
In her public career, she has stood out for her work as executive director of the “Corporación Sempiterno”, an organization dedicated to working with vulnerable groups, particularly people experiencing homelessness.[1]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, she ran as an independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 20th electoral district of the Biobío Region as part of the La Lista del Pueblo electoral pact, receiving 11,496 votes (3.77% of the validly cast votes).[1] She stated the coalition no longer represented the will of the Chilean people and that she wanted to maintain her independence.[6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Rossana Vidal Hernández". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Velásquez, Francisco (3 May 2021). "Rossana Vidal: La enfermera y abogada que quiere una constitución sin referentes internacionales". Interferencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Convencional Loreto Vidal renuncia a Lista del Pueblo: "Espero seguir aportando, pero ahora sin críticas cuando voy en un sentido contrario"". Interferencia (in Spanish). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Zuñiga, Daniela (6 July 2021). "Colegio Médico y equipo asesor de expertos desarrollarán protocolo sanitario para Convención Constitucional | Colegio Médico". Medical College of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Constituyente Rossana Vidal: "Comparto las demandas que nacen del estallido social, puedo tener diferencias en la forma, más no en el fondo"". Resumen. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Neira, Cristian (26 July 2021). ""Quizá deberían cambiarse el nombre": Rossana Vidal renuncia a la Lista del Pueblo con fuertes críticas"". El Desconcierto (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Constituyente Loreto Vidal deja la Lista del Pueblo: "Yo no voy por la ley del Talión"". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Córdova, Eduardo (26 June 2021). "Constituyente Rossana Vidal confirma su renuncia a la "Lista del Pueblo" por diferencias ideológicas". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Loreto Vidal renuncia a la Lista del Pueblo: ya van dos constituyentes que dejan la agrupación". Mega (in Spanish). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2024.