Marta González Olea
Marta González | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
| In office 11 March 2022 – 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | District 15 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1980 |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Federico Santa María Technical University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Chemical engineer |
Marta González Olea (born 23 October 1980) is a Chilean politician who serves as deputy.[1][2]
Family and early life
She was born in Santiago on 23 October 1980, the daughter of José Manuel González Rojas and Marta del Carmen Olea Moreno.[3]
Professional life
She completed her secondary education at the Liceo Politécnico de Ciencia y Tecnología in the commune of La Cisterna, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.[3]
She later enrolled at the Federico Santa María Technical University (Viña del Mar campus), where she studied chemical technology with a specialisation in analytical chemistry, graduating in 2005.[3]
Between 2006 and 2012, she worked professionally as an analytical chemist at the Labser laboratory.[3]
Political career
She is an independent politician with a background in the trade union movement. Along with two other women, she organised the first labour union within the Labser company and led its first collective bargaining process. She has also served as a delegate of the Confederation of Copper Workers and as president of the workers’ union at SGS Laboratory, a company that provides services to Codelco's El Teniente Division.[3]
In the municipal elections held in May 2021, she ran as an independent candidate for mayor of Rancagua but was not elected. She obtained 9,386 votes, equivalent to 12.46% of the total votes cast.[3]
In November 2021, she was elected deputy for the 15th electoral district of the O'Higgins Region, comprising the communes of Codegua, Coinco, Coltauco, Machalí, Doñihue, Rengo, Graneros, Olivar, Mostazal, Requínoa, Malloa, San Francisco de Mostazal, Quinta de Tilcoco and Rancagua. She was elected as an independent candidate on a seat allocated by the Party for Democracy (PPD) within the New Social Pact coalition for the 2022–2026 legislative term, obtaining 1,965 votes, equivalent to 0.99% of the valid votes cast.[3]
She ran for re-election in the parliamentary elections held on 16 November 2025, as an independent candidate on a seat allocated by the Social Green Regionalist Federation within the ‘‘Verdes, Regionalistas y Humanistas’’ coalition. She was not elected, obtaining 4,098 votes, equivalent to 1.19% of the valid votes cast.[3]
References
- ^ "Marta González Olea (Ind-PPD): "Necesitamos rostros nuevos (…) que la ciudadanía se vea representada y reflejada en el trabajo de los parlamentarios"". El Rancagüino. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Diputada Marta González Olea asume como Diputada con el compromiso de hacer frente a las demandas sindicales". Diario El Pulso. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Marta González Olea". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2026.