Paulina Muñoz
Paulina Muñoz | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 25th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1984 |
| Party | National Libertarian Party (PNL) |
| Alma mater | University of Playa Ancha (UPLA) |
Paulina Muñoz Minte (born 28 February 1984) is a Chilean politician elected as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 2026–2030 legislative period. She is part of the LVII Legislative Period of the National Congress.[1]
Muñoz was elected as Deputy in the Chilean parliamentary election, 2025, securing a seat in the lower house for the legislative term beginning on 11 March 2026.[2][3]
Biography
She was born in Punta Arenas on 28 February 1984. Her parents are Luis Muñoz Vargas and Marianela del Carmen Minte Risco.[4]
Muñoz graduated as an industrial civil engineer from the University of Playa Ancha in 2007.[4] She holds a Master's degree in Higher Education (2019–2022) from the Universidad Europea del Atlántico, and two diploma certificates: one in Operations and Logistics, Management and Supervision of Operations (2016–2017) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and another in International Trade and International Business (2013) from the University of Chile.[4]
She worked as academic coordinator at the Technical Training Center DCCT for ten years (January 2007 to December 2016).[4] She held several positions at the company Electrónica Industrial Drivers for more than a decade: head of quality management and projects (November 2006 to December 2008), asset manager (January 2008 to December 2010), general manager (January 2011 to December 2012), and commercial manager (January 2013 to December 2016).[4]
Muñoz served as director of outreach at the Centro de Formación Técnica Iprosec from January 2018 to May 2022.[4] She also was a partner at San Agustín SpA, a real estate and import company.[4]
Political career
She ran as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies for the 25th District of the Los Lagos Region in the elections of November 16, 2025, representing the National Libertarian Party within the Cambio por Chile coalition. She was elected with 20,229 votes, equivalent to 8.63% of the total.[4]
References
- ^ "Resultados electorales 2025: Estos son todos los diputados que estarán en la cámara baja". BioBioChile. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Resultados de las Elecciones Presidenciales y Parlamentarias 2025". Emol. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Diputados Nuyado Barría y Lilayu reelectos y Paulina Muñoz Minte se integra a la Cámara Baja por el Distrito 25". RadioSago.cl. 2025-11-18. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Paulina Muñoz Minte — BCN". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 20 March 2026.