María Pardo (lawyer)
María Pardo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 7 June 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
| Constituency | 6th Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1988[1] |
| Party | Social Convergence (CS)[2][3][4] |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (LL.B / PhD)[5] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
María Pardo Vergara (born 3 June 1988) is a Chilean lawyer who is a member of the Constitutional Council of Chile.
She has worked as a professor at various universities in the Valparaíso Region, including her alma mater or the Playa Ancha University.
Biography
Born on 3 July 1988 in Viña del Mar.[6] She is the daughter of Guillermo Pardo Novoa and María Vergara Berríos.[6] Pardo completed her primary and secondary education at St Margaret's School, from which she graduated in 2006.[1] Then, Pardo joined the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), where she studied law. She graduated in 2012, swearing in as a lawyer on March 13, 2015.[1]
In March 2023, she obtained a Ph.D. at her same alma mater. Similarly, in the context of her doctoral studies, she carried out research internships at the Cambridge Forum for Legal and Political Philosophy at the University of Cambridge in England, as well as at the Legal Theory Group at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.[1]
Professional career
Pardo has worked as a lecturer at several universities in the Valparaíso Region, including his alma mater and the University of Playa Ancha.[6] She also has been a professor at the Catholic University of the North (Coquimbo campus), where she has taught courses in Political Law, Constitutional Law, and Gender Perspectives.[6]
Her academic research interests include Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory, Legal and Political Philosophy, and critical approaches to law, particularly feminist legal perspectives.[6]
Political career
She was a member of Convergencia Social (CS).[6]
In the elections held on 7 May 2023, she ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Council representing the 6th electoral district of the Valparaíso Region, as a member of Convergencia Social within the Unidad para Chile electoral pact.[6] According to the Electoral Qualification Court (TRICEL), she was elected with 108,843 votes.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "María Pardo Vergara ― Proceso Constitucional". Proceso Constitucional. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "María Pardo, consejera electa (CS): Hay que apuntar a un texto breve y que le haga sentido a la ciudadanía". La Tercera. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "María Soledad Pardo (Convergencia Social): No todo puede estar regulado a nivel constitucional". Radio Universidad de Chile. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Consejera María Pardo (CS): El Estado subsidiario ha probado no funcionar, este es un Estado que abandona a la ciudadanía". Diario Financiero. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "María Pardo Vergara". Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biographical profile". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2026.