Valentina Miranda
Valentina Miranda | |
|---|---|
Valentina Miranda,2021 | |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 8th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 2000 |
| Party | Communist Party |
| Occupation | Political activist |
Valentina Miranda Arce (born 19 March 2000) is a Chilean student, feminist activist, and politician.
A member of the Communist Party of Chile, she was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 8th District of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago.[2][3]
Early life and family
Miranda was born in Santiago on 19 March 2000.[4] She is the daughter of Aldo Miranda Cortés and Pamela Arce Rojas.[4]
Miranda completed her primary education at Grace School in the commune of Pedro Aguirre Cerda and at Liceo Javiera Carrera in Santiago.[4] She continued her secondary education at the same institution and later at Liceo Bicentenario Teresa Prats of Santiago, graduating in 2019.[4]
She enrolled in the Public Administration program at the University of Chile. At the time of the Constitutional Convention, she was a university student.[4]
Political career
Miranda began his career in the Communist Party of Chile.[4] In 2019, she served as national spokesperson for the National Coordinator of Secondary Students (CONES), a prominent Chilean secondary school student organization.[4]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, Miranda ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 8th District of the Metropolitan Region, as part of the Apruebo Dignidad list for the Communist Party of Chile.[4] She obtained 10,931 votes, corresponding to 2.42% of the valid votes cast, and was elected as a member of the Convention.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ Alcaíno, Felipe (24 May 2021). "Conoce a Valentina Miranda, la constituyente más joven". Radio Duna. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Protagonista del estallido social: Valentina Miranda buscará un lugar en la Convención Constituyente". El Desconcierto. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Orgullo popular: Cinco Albas llegan al hemiciclo constituyente". Club Deportivo y Social Colo-Colo. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Valentina Miranda Arce". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ^ "Proponen a Valentina Miranda (PC), la constituyente más joven, como coordinadora de la Comisión de Participación de la Convención". El Mostrador. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Follonier, Alfredo (19 May 2019). "La convencional constituyente más joven propone una Constitución que "reparta el poder"". Telam. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Las definiciones políticas de Valentina Miranda (21), la constituyente más joven de la Convención Constitucional". La Voz de los que Sobran. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.