Ramona Reyes
Ramona Reyes | |
|---|---|
Ramona Reyes | |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 24th District |
| Mayor of Paillaco | |
| In office 6 December 2008 – February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gastón Fuentes |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Reyes Durán |
| Councilwoman of Paillaco | |
| In office 6 December 2004 – 6 December 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1967 |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | Austral University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Midwive |
María Ramona Reyes Painequeo (born 2 April 1967) is a Chilean midwife and politician of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS).[1]
She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention,[2][3][4] representing the 24th electoral district of the Los Ríos Region. She previously served as a municipal councillor of Paillaco from 2004 to 2008 and as mayor of the same municipality from 2008 to 2020.[1]
Biography
Reyes was born on 2 April 1967.[1] She is the daughter of José Arnoldo Reyes Arévalo and Flora María Painequeo Ancahuail.[1]
She completed her secondary education at Liceo Santa María La Blanca in Valdivia.[1] She later qualified as a midwife at the Austral University of Chile.[1]
She began her professional career in 1994, working as a midwife in rural health posts in the municipality of Paillaco.[1] In 1996, she additionally assumed the position of director of the Municipal Health Department of Paillaco.[1]
Political career
A member of the PS,[1] She served as a municipal councillor of Paillaco between 2004 and 2008 and was elected mayor of the same municipality for three consecutive terms (2008–2012, 2012–2016, and 2016–2020).[1]
Between 2013 and 2017, she served as president of the Association of Municipalities of the Los Ríos Region.[1] In 2016, she became a member of the Association of Municipalities with Mapuche Mayors (AMCAM).[1]
In 2017, she assumed the presidency of the Women and Gender Commission of the Chilean Association of Municipalities, and since 2018 she has been a member of the board of the Ibero-American Network of Municipalities for Gender Equality.[1]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, she ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 24th electoral district of the Los Ríos Region as part of the Lista del Apruebo electoral pact, receiving 12,084 votes (10.6% of the validly cast votes).[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "María Ramona Reyes Painequeo". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Ramona Reyes se alza como carta del Colectivo Socialista para la mesa de la Convención". La Tercera. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Colectivo Socialista respalda a Ramona Reyes para presidir la mesa de la Convención". El Mostrador. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Colectivo Socialista confirma respaldo a Ramona Reyes para la presidencia de la Convención". El Desconcierto. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Ramona Reyes es elegida constituyente con primera mayoría en la región de Los Ríos". Diario de Futrono. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.