Luciano Silva Mora
Luciano Silva | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | 20th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1971 |
| Party | Partido Social Cristiano |
| Spouse | Liliana Pincheira |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | School teacher |
Luciano Silva Mora (born 3 February 1971) is a Chilean primary school teacher, theologian, evangelical pastor, and politician.[1][2][3]
A member of National Renewal,[4] he was elected as a member of the Constitutional Convention in 2021, representing the 20th District of the Biobío Region.
Early life and family
Silva was born on 3 February 1971 in Tomé, Chile.[5] He is the son of Luis Silva Baza and Uberlinda Mora Urrutia.[5] He is married to Liliana Pincheira Reyes, a religious education teacher.[5]
Professional career
Silva completed his primary education at Escuela Gabriela Mistral of Tomé and his secondary education at Liceo Vicente Palacios Valdés in the same city.[5] He studied at the University of Playa Ancha, where he qualified as a primary school teacher in 1998.[5]
As of June 2021, he was completing a master's degree in public policy with a specialization in educational management and policy at the Universidad del Desarrollo (2019–2021), and doctoral studies in education and culture at the Universidad Católica del Maule.[5]
He has also undertaken theological studies at the Pentecostal Bible Institute and the Ministerial Advancement Institute of the Assemblies of God, qualifying as an evangelical pastor.[5]
Professionally, Silva served as director of the Paidagogos Pre-university Institute between 2000 and 2018.[5] Since 2018, he has worked as an adviser to the National Office for Religious Affairs (ONAR) within the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency.[5] He has also lectured on topics related to religion, politics, cultural anthropology, and Christian thought.[5]
Political career
Silva is the founder and pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Chile in Tomé, established in 2008, and has served as a representative of the city’s council of pastors.[5]
In the 2008 municipal elections, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Tomé as an independent candidate within the Juntos Podemos Más pact, obtaining 3,187 votes (12.10%).[5] He made a second unsuccessful mayoral bid in 2012, and in 2016 ran unsuccessfully for the municipal council as an independent candidate within the Yo Marco por el Cambio pact.[5]
In the elections held on 15–16 May 2021, Silva ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention representing the 20th District of the Biobío Region as a member of National Renewal within the Vamos por Chile electoral list.[5] He obtained 9,281 votes, corresponding to 3.04% of the valid votes cast, and was elected as a member of the Convention.[6][7][8]
On 5 January 2022, he played a decisive role in the election of the President of the Constitutional Convention by contributing his vote to secure the required majority.[5]
References
- ^ "Luciano Silva (RN): "De aquí en adelante, la condena a cualquier acto de violencia va a ser de manera transversal"". CNN Chile. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Luciano Silva, constituyente de Renovación Nacional: "Los problemas sociales de los países no se cambian con sus Constituciones"". Radio Universidad de Chile. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Luciano Silva, convencional de RN: "Yo no he venido al proceso constituyente para que nos quedemos con la Constitución del 80"". Radio Universidad de Chile. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Los constituyentes Luciano Silva (RN) y Yarela Gómez (Ind-RD) hablan de educación, sexo y feminismo". Diario Financiero. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Luciano Silva Mora". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ^ "Constituyente Luciano Silva: «La campaña del terror de la Convención la hace la derecha con sus medias verdades y la ultraizquierda con declaraciones refundacionales»". Radio UdeC. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Constituyente Luciano Silva propone descentralización del país en macrozonas". Cámara Chilena de la Construcción. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Constituyente Luciano Silva desclasifica disculpas de Jorge Baradit: "Se le salieron las palabras"". El Dínamo. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.