María José Oyarzún
María José Oyarzún | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 7th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1982 |
| Party | Democratic Revolution |
| Alma mater | University of Valparaíso |
| Profession | Teacher |
María José Oyarzún Solís (born 23 October 1982) is a Chilean philosophy teacher, feminist activist, and politician of the Democratic Revolution party.[1]
She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 7th electoral district of the Valparaíso Region.[1]
Biography
Oyarzún was born on 23 October 1982 in Osorno.[1] She is the daughter of Héctor Oyarzún Triviño and Claudina Solís Ibáñez.[1]
She completed her secondary education in 2000 at Colegio Diocesano Obispo Labbé in Iquique.[1] She pursued higher education at the University of Valparaíso (UV), where she earned a degree in philosophy and qualified as a secondary education teacher in philosophy.[1] Her undergraduate thesis was titled La figuración de lo otro femenino.[1]
Professionally, she has worked as a university lecturer in feminism and sexual diversity.[1] She was the manager of the first Feminist Library and a founding member of the Interdisciplinary Gender Network at the UV.[1] In the community sphere, she has participated in women’s circles.[1]
Political career
Oyarzún was a member of the defunct Democratic Revolution (RD) party and was one of its founders in Valparaíso.[1] She also served on the national leadership of the Movimiento Marca AC and acted as spokesperson and coordinator of the “Bancada por la Asamblea Constituyente”.[1]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, she ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention for the 7th electoral district of the Valparaíso Region, representing RD within the Apruebo Dignidad electoral pact.[2] She received 2,613 votes, corresponding to 0.79% of the validly cast votes, and entered the Convention through the gender parity correction mechanism.[1]
In October 2022, she assumed the position of chief of staff to the Regional Secretary of Health (SEREMI) of the Valparaíso Region, Lorena Cofré.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "María José Oyarzún Solís". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "María José Oyarzún y la deuda del Estado con las personas trans". CNN Chile (in Spanish). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Ex convencional de RD asume como jefa de gabinete de Seremi de Salud de Valparaíso". El Dínamo (in Spanish). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Nueva convencional llega al Gobierno: militante de RD asume como jefa de gabinete de Seremi en Valparaíso". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.