Lisette Vergara

Lisette Vergara
Member of the Constitutional Convention
In office
4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
Constituency6th District
Personal details
Born (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992
Other political
affiliations
The List of the People
(2021–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Playa Ancha
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Lisette Vergara Riquelme (born 14 September 1992) is a Chilean history and geography teacher and independent politician.[1]

She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention,[2][3] representing the 6th electoral district of the Valparaíso Region, and acted as coordinator of the Committee on Popular Participation and Territorial Equity.[1]

Biography

Vergara Riquelme was born on 14 September 1992 in Melipilla.[1] She is the daughter of Carlos Vergara Cisterna and Gladys Riquelme Ortiz.[1]

She completed her primary education at Colegio Villa Logroño in Melipilla and her secondary education at Colegio Particular San Sebastián de Melipilla, graduating in 2010.[1]

She studied History and Geography Education at the University of Playa Ancha of Educational Sciences (UPLA), qualifying as a History and Geography teacher.[1]

Political career

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 as part of the La Lista del Pueblo electoral pact, receiving 11,354 votes (3.46% of the validly cast votes).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Lisette Vergara Riquelme". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. ^ Palacios, Emilia (13 June 2021). "Los constituyentes Squella y Vergara aman la docencia y hablan del país desde regiones". Diario Financiero. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Estos son y esto proponen: Los 27 convencionales de la Lista del Pueblo". Radio Duna. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.