Stephanie Jéldrez

Stephanie Jéldrez
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
11 March 2026
Constituency1st District
Personal details
Born (1984-11-12) 12 November 1984
PartyRepublican Party
Alma mater
ProfessionTeacher

Stéphanie Jeldrez Ortiz is a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, representing the 1st District (Arica & Parinacota) for the 2026–2030 legislative term, under the banner of the Republican Party.[1][2][3]

Jéldrez is a native of the Arica y Parinacota Region, working as a teacher and local public employee before entering politics.[4]

Early life and education

She was born in Arica on 12 November 1984, the daughter of Héctor Antonio Jéldrez Durán and Nancy de Lourdes Ortiz Saavedra.[5]

Between 2003 and 2008 she studied History and Geography Education at the University of Tarapacá.[5]

She later obtained a master's degree in Disaster Risk Management from the Catholic University of Murcia in Spain.[5]

Political career

During the 2021–2022 Chilean constitutional process, she served as a spokesperson for the campaign Con mi plata no.[5]

In the 2024 municipal elections she ran for mayor of Arica, obtaining 24,614 votes, equivalent to 18.89% of the total votes cast, but was not elected.[5]

In the parliamentary elections of 16 November 2025 she ran for deputy for the 1st District of the Arica y Parinacota Region, representing the Republican Party within the Cambio por Chile coalition. She was elected with 12,461 votes, equivalent to 9.22% of the total valid votes cast.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Stéphanie Jéldrez: La republicana que llega a la cámara en Arica". El Morrocotudo. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  2. ^ "Jéldrez ante eventual futuro gobierno de Kast: "Vamos a ser más severos con los propios"". El Magalla News. 2025-11-26. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  3. ^ "De Arica al Congreso: Stefanie Jeldrez rompe 18 años de historia y asegura «No voy a fallarles»". Vilas Radio. 2025-11-17. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  4. ^ "Soy Stéphanie Jéldrez, profesora, mamá y ariqueña". Facebook. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Stephanie Jéldrez Ortiz". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 14 March 2026.