Elsa Labraña

Elsa Labraña
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office
4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
ConstituencyDistrict 17 (Maule, Constitución, Pencahue, Curepto, Curicó, Empedrado, Hualañé, Licantén, Vichuquén, Molina, Pelarco, Rauco, Río Claro, Romeral, Sagrada Familia, San Clemente, San Rafael, Talca and Teno)
Personal details
Born (1974-09-19) 19 September 1974
Santiago, Chile
Other political
affiliations		The List of the People
(2021–2022)
Alma materCatholic University of the Maule
OccupationPolitical activist
ProfessionSocial worker

Elsa Labraña Pino (born 19 September 1974) is a Chilean social worker, activist, ecofeminist and independent politician.[1][2][3]

She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 17th District of the Maule Region.[4] Labraña gained notoriety when she faced to the Judge Carmen Gloria Valladares.[5][6][7] Nevertheless, then she said that was nothing against her (Valladares).[8][9][10][11][12]

Among her proposals are to change the Chilean National Anthem and the flag,[13][14] topics that she said at Mentiras Verdaderas, a program of the TV Channel La Red.[15][16]

Biography

Labraña was born on 19 September 1974 in the commune of Providencia, Santiago.[4] She is the daughter of Ricardo Labraña and Elsa Pino.[4]

She completed her primary education at Escuela Australia 244 (now Liceo Santa María de Las Condes) and her secondary education at Liceo Alexander Fleming of Las Condes, Liceo Fernando Lazcano of Curicó, and the Corporación Educacional La Araucana.[4] She later qualified as a social worker at the Catholic University of Maule.[4]

She specializes in community development and gender-based violence.[4] Professionally, she has developed various social projects, including housing improvement programs, productive development initiatives for women, neighborhood health programs, self-sufficiency projects for rural communities, and community food programs.[4] She has also participated in cultural and media-related projects, worked as an environmental and social rights educator, and served as the administrator of a shelter for women experiencing violence.[4]

Political activity

Labraña is an independent politician and a member of the ecofeminist organization Colectivo de Mujeres de Curicó.[4] She has also participated in various social movements, including No+AFP, Asamblea Constituyente, No al TPP, Ríos Libres, and Protección de las Semillas, among others.[4]

In the 2000 municipal elections, she ran for mayor of Curicó, obtaining 0.41% of the votes and was not elected.[4]

In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, she ran as an independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 17th District of the Maule Region, as part of the Lista del Pueblo.[4] She received 7,366 votes, equivalent to 3.23% of the valid votes cast.[4]

On 28 December 2021, she announced her resignation from the Pueblo Constituyente collective, subsequently remaining among the group of Independent Constitutional Convention members.[4]

References

  1. ^ ""Ella hizo lo que tenía que hacer y yo también": Labraña y Valladares conversaron tras tenso momento al iniciar la CC". CNN Chile. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Elsa Labraña y enfrentamiento con Valladares: "Lo único que hice fue acuerpar lo que estaba pasando"". Emol. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Constituyente Elsa Labraña dice que no comenzarán hasta que "se deje de reprimir a nuestro pueblo"". Radio Bío-Bío. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Elsa Labraña Pino". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  5. ^ "El temple que a muchos les falta". La Tercera. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "VIDEO – "Simplemente para": constituyente increpó a relatora del Tricel en primera sesión de la Convención". El Dínamo. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ ""¿Hasta cuándo se ríen de la gente?": Constituyente increpó a secretaria del Tricel en intento de iniciar la sesión de CC". 24 Horas. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ ""No era nada contra ella": Elsa Labraña publicó foto junto a Carmen Gloria Valladares". Chilevisión Noticias. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Constituyente Elsa Labraña revela conversación con Valladares tras tenso momento en inicio de CC: "Entre mujeres nos entendemos"". Radio Sonar. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Constituyente Elsa Labraña reveló conversación con Carmen Gloria Valladares tras interpelación: "Entre mujeres nos entendemos"". MSN. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. ^ "FOTO. La imagen que publicó Elsa Labraña junto a Carmen Gloria Valladares tras interpelarla en plena sesión inaugural de la CC". The Clinic. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Constituyente Elsa Labraña reveló conversación con Carmen Gloria Valladares tras interpelación: "Entre mujeres nos entendemos"". ADN Radio Chile. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Constituyente Elsa Labraña anuncia que podrían cambiar himno y bandera". El Dínamo. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  14. ^ ""Estamos en un proceso de refundación del país": Elsa Labraña asegura que el himno nacional y la bandera podrían cambiar". Publimetro Chile. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Mentiras Verdaderas - Constituyentes analizan el inicio de la Convención: Lunes 05 de Julio de 2021". Mentiras Verdaderas (La Red. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Cambiar el himno de Chile: constituyente Elsa Labraña no descarta nueva canción nacional". El Dínamo. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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