Camila Vallejo | |
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Minister General Secretariat of Government | |
Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
President | Gabriel Boric |
Preceded by | Jaime Bellolio |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile | |
In office 11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | District established |
Constituency | District 12 of the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
In office 11 March 2014 – 11 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Montes Cisternas |
Succeeded by | District dissolved |
Constituency | District 26 of the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
President of the University of Chile Student Federation | |
In office 24 November 2010 – 16 November 2011 | |
Preceded by | Julio Sarmiento |
Succeeded by | Gabriel Boric |
Personal details | |
Born | Santiago, Chile | 28 April 1988
Political party | Communist |
Domestic partner(s) | Julio Sarmiento (2011–2016) Abel Zicavo (2016–present) |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | La Florida, Chile |
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Profession | Geographer |
Camila Antonia Amaranta Vallejo Dowling (Spanish: [kaˈmila anˈtonja amaˈɾanta βaˈʝexo ˈðawlin]; born 28 April 1988) is a Chilean politician and former student leader, currently serving as the Minister General Secretariat of Government since 11 March 2022. A member of the Communist Party of Chile, she previously represented District 26 of La Florida, Santiago, in the Chamber of Deputies.
Vallejo gained national prominence as the president of the University of Chile Student Federation (FECh) and spokesperson for the Confederation of Chilean Students (Confech) during the 2011 student protests.[1] She has been recognized as one of the most influential communist figures in 21st-century Chile and described as "the world's most glamorous revolutionary" by The New York Times Magazine.[1] She is often regarded as the symbolic successor to former deputy Gladys Marín.[2][3]
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