Pedro Muñoz Leiva
Pedro Muñoz Leiva | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 24th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1987 |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Austral University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Pedro Muñoz Leiva (born 24 November 1987) is a Chilean lawyer and socialist politician.[1] He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 24th electoral district of the Los Ríos Region.
He previously served as a municipal councillor of Valdivia from 2016 to 2020 and as deputy vice president of the Convention between 29 July 2021 and 6 January 2022.[1]
Biography
Muñoz was born on 24 November 1987.[1] He is the son of Carlos Jorge Muñoz Garrido and Irene Hilda Leiva Silva.[1] He is single.[1]
He completed his secondary education at Liceo Padre Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga in Loncoche.[1] He later studied law at the Austral University of Chile.[1]
Political career
Muñoz Leiva began his career in the Socialist Party.[1] He began his political activity within the Student Federation of the Austral University of Chile (FEUACh) during 2008–2009.[1]
He later focused on the defense of LGBTI rights, founding in 2010 the organization VALDIVERSA, the largest diversity advocacy organization in southern Chile, and serving as its first president.[1] He subsequently became the first regional president of the Socialist Youth of the Los Ríos Region.[1]
He served as a municipal councillor of Valdivia for the 2016–2020 term.[1] In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, he ran as a candidate for the 24th electoral district of the Los Ríos Region as part of the Lista del Apruebo electoral pact, receiving 11,173 votes (9.8% of the validly cast votes).[2]
On 29 July 2021, in accordance with the regulations establishing deputy vice presidencies, he was confirmed as deputy vice president of the Constitutional Convention's governing board, a position he held until 6 January 2022.[1]