Carolina Vilches
Carolina Vilches | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 6th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1984 |
| Party | Commons |
| Alma mater | University of Playa Ancha |
| Profession | Geographer |
Carolina Vilches Fuenzalida (born 21 December 1984) is a Chilean geographer, hydrofeminist activist, and independent politician.[1]
She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 6th electoral district of the Valparaíso Region.[1]
Biography
Vilches was born on 21 December 1984 in Viña del Mar.[1] She is the daughter of Omar Vilches Moraga and Mónica Fuenzalida Peña.[1] She is married to José Sotelo Alfaro.[1]
She completed her secondary education in 2002 at Instituto Superior de Comercio Alberto Blest Gana in Viña del Mar.[1] She pursued higher education at the University of Playa Ancha in Valparaíso, qualifying as a geographer.[1]
Professionally, she has worked at the Municipality of Petorca, Valparaíso Region, where she founded the Municipal Office for Water Affairs.[1] She has also been noted for her work with local communities and collective spaces.[1]
Political career
Vilches is an environmental and water-rights activist associated with the Movement for the Defense of Access to Water, Land, and Environmental Protection (MODATIMA) in Petorca.[2][3]
She was a founder of the first Municipal Office for Water Affairs and of the Union of Rural Drinking Water Systems of the Petorca River Basin.[1]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, she ran as an independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 6th electoral district of the Valparaíso Region, on a Comunes party slot within the Apruebo Dignidad electoral pact, receiving 19,116 votes (5.82% of the validly cast votes).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Carolina Vilches Fuenzalida". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Constituyentes Manuela Royo y Carolina Vilches encabezan la nueva mesa nacional de MODATIMA". MODATIMA (in Spanish). 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ "Constituyentes Manuela Royo y Carolina Vilches encabezan nueva mesa nacional de MODATIMA". Radio JGM (in Spanish). 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2026-01-10.